ASTM A387 Grade 5 (S50200) 5Cr-0.5Mo Steel

Alloy Steels

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density7.8g/cm³

Elastic Modulus190GPa

Tensile Strength500 to 600MPa

Yield Strength230 to 350MPa

Brinell Hardness150 to 180HB

Maximum Service Temperature510°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.15%

4.0 to 6.0%

0.45 to 0.65%

0.3 to 0.6%

0 to 0.5%

0 to 0.025%

92.1 to 95.3%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

190 GPa

Elongation at Break

20 to 21 %

Fatigue Strength

160 to 240 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

74 GPa

Shear Strength

310 to 380 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

500 to 600 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

230 to 350 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

150 to 180

Physical

Density

7.8 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

260 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

510 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1460 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1420 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

470 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

40 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

11 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

13 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

14 to 17 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

8.0 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

9.2 % IACS

Calculated

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

6.8

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

83 to 110 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

140 to 320 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

25 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

18 to 21 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

18 to 20 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

4.3 % relative

Embodied Carbon

1.7 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

23 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

23 MJ/kg 10 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

69 L/kg

Embodied Water

69 L/kg 8.2 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

ASTM A387 Grade 5 (S50200) 5Cr-0.5Mo SteelS50200

Standards

ASTM A387 ASTM A387: Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum

ASTM A387 ASTM A387: Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011