EN 1.8898 (E460M) Steel
Other Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength530MPa
Yield Strength460MPa
Brinell Hardness180HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.16%
NI
0 to 0.3%
MO
0 to 0.2%
MN
0 to 1.7%
SI
0 to 0.6%
N
0 to 0.025%
P
0 to 0.035%
S
0 to 0.030%
NB
0 to 0.050%
TI
0 to 0.050%
V
0 to 0.12%
AL
0.020 to 0.060%
FE
96.7 to 99.98%
Mechanical
A - Min. elongation at fracture (%) longitud.,
17
A - Min. elongation at fracture (%) transverse,
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
18 %
Fatigue Strength
330 MPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
45 J
KV - Impact energy (J)
-20° 40
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa)
460
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa)
440
Rm - Tensile strength (MPa) (+U)
530
+U
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
370 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
600 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
490 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
Brinell Hardness
180
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
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
49 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
13 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.3 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.4 % IACS
Other
Nominal thickness (mm):
to 16
Nominal thickness (mm):
16 - 40
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
100 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
650 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.2 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.6 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg 9.3 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
48 L/kg
Embodied Water
48 L/kg 5.7 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.88981.8898E460ME460MEN 1.8898 (E460M) 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 Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005