ASTM A514 Alloy Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength790 to 830MPa
Yield Strength690 to 770MPa
Brinell Hardness240 to 250HB
Maximum Service Temperature400 to 440°C
Chemical Composition
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
18 to 21 %
Fatigue Strength
470 to 540 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
490 to 520 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
790 to 830 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
690 to 770 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
240 to 250
Physical
Density
7.8 to 7.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 to 260 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 to 440 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
37 to 51 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
10 to 14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
23 to 24 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.2 to 7.6 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.3 to 8.8 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
140 to 170 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1280 to 1590 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
28 to 29 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
24 to 25 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.3 to 3.8 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.6 to 1.8 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
21 to 25 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
21 to 25 MJ/kg 9.2 to 11 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
48 to 57 L/kg
Embodied Water
48 to 57 L/kg 5.8 to 6.8 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A514 Alloy Steel
Standards
ASTM A514 ASTM A514: Standard Specification for High-Yield-Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding
ASTM A514 ASTM A514: Standard Specification for High-Yield-Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels and High Performance Alloys, ASM Handbook vol. 1, ASM International, 1993 Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005