EN 1.8918 (P460NL2) Steel
Other Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength640MPa
Yield Strength460MPa
Brinell Hardness190HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.2%
CR
0 to 0.3%
NI
0 to 0.8%
MO
0 to 0.1%
MN
1.1 to 1.7%
SI
0 to 0.6%
N
0 to 0.025%
P
0 to 0.020%
S
0 to 0.0050%
CU
0 to 0.7%
NB
0 to 0.050%
TI
0 to 0.030%
V
0 to 0.2%
AL
0.020 to 0.050%
FE
95.2 to 98.9%
Mechanical
A - Min. elongation at fracture (%) (+N)
17-19
+N
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
19 %
Fatigue Strength
330 MPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
88 J
KV - Impact energy (J) longitud., (+N)
-50° 40-42
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) longitud., (+N)
-40° 40-50
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) longitud., (+N)
-20° 55-70
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) longitud., (+N)
0° 75-90
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) longitud., (+N)
+20° 85-100
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) transverse, (+N)
-50° 27
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) transverse, (+N)
-40° 27-33
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) transverse, (+N)
-20° 40-47
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) transverse, (+N)
0° 53-60
+N
KV - Impact energy (J) transverse, (+N)
+20° 60-70
+N
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
460
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
445
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
430
+N
ReH - Minimum yield strength (MPa) (+N)
400
+N
Rm - Tensile strength (MPa) (+N)
560-730
+N
Rm - Tensile strength (MPa) (+N)
570-720
+N
Rm - Tensile strength (MPa) (+N)
540-710
+N
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
400 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
640 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
490 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
190
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
46 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
12 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
19 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 - 60
Nominal thickness (mm):
60 - 100
Nominal thickness (mm):
16 - 40
Nominal thickness (mm):
40 - 60
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
640 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
24 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
24 MJ/kg 10 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
51 L/kg
Embodied Water
51 L/kg 6.1 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.89181.8918EN 1.8918 (P460NL2) SteelP460NL2P460NL2
Standards
EN 10028-3 EN 10028-3: 2009 Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes. Weldable fine grain steels, normalized
EN 10028-3 EN 10028-3: Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes - Part 3: Weldable fine grain steels, normalized
EN 10028-3 EN 10028-3: Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes - Part 3: Weldable fine grain steels, normalized Welding Metallurgy, 2nd ed., Sindo Kou, 2003 Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005
EN 10216-3 EN 10216-3: 2014 Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions. Alloy fine grain steel tubes
EN 10217-3 EN 10217-3: 2002 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Alloy fine grain steel tubes