EN 1.8891 (E460K2) Steel
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Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength550MPa
Yield Strength460MPa
Brinell Hardness180HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Mechanical
A - Min. elongation at fracture (%) longitud.,
17-19
A - Min. elongation at fracture (%) transverse,
15-17
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
40 J
KV - Impact energy (J) longitud., (+N)
-20° 40
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) transverse, (+N)
-20° 27
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
460
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
440
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
430
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
410
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
390
+N
Rm - Tensile strength (MPa) (+N)
550
+N
Rm - Tensile strength (MPa) (+N)
520
+N
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
610 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
480 MPa
Hardness
+A Soft annealed +AC Annealed to achieve spheroidization of the carbides +AR As rolled +AT Solution annealed +C Cold drawn / hard +CR Cold rolled +FP Treated to ferrite-pearlite structure and hardness range +I Isothermal annealing +LC Cold drawn / soft +M Thermo mechanical rolling +N Normalized +NT Normalized and tempered
+P Precipitation hardened +PE Peeled +QA Air quenched and tempered +QL Liquid quenched and tempered +QT Quenched and tempered +S Treated to improve shearability +SH As rolled and turned +SR Cold drawn and stress relieved +T Tempered +TH Treated to hardness range +WW Warm worked +U Untreated
+A
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
46 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
12 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.5 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.6 % IACS
Other
Nominal thickness (mm):
to 16
Nominal thickness (mm):
16 - 40
Nominal thickness (mm):
40 - 65
Nominal thickness (mm):
65 - 100
Nominal thickness (mm):
65 - 80
Nominal thickness (mm):
80 - 100
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
630 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
22 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
24 MJ/kg 10 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
51 L/kg 6.1 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.88911.8891E460K2E460K2EN 1.8891 (E460K2) Steel
Standards
EN 10296-1 EN 10296-1: 2003 Welded circular steel tubes for mechanical and general engineering purposes. Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes. Technical delivery conditions
EN 10296-1 EN 10296-1: Welded circular steel tubes for mechanical and general engineering purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 1: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes
EN 10296-1 EN 10296-1: Welded circular steel tubes for mechanical and general engineering purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 1: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes EN 10297-1: Seamless circular steel tubes for mechanical and general engineering purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 1: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes Welding Metallurgy, 2nd ed., Sindo Kou, 2003 Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005
EN 10297-1 EN 10297-1: 2003 Seamless circular steel tubes for mechanical and general engineering purposes. Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes. Technical delivery conditions
EN 10297-1 EN 10297-1: Seamless circular steel tubes for mechanical and general engineering purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 1: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes