ASTM A588 HSLA Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength550MPa
Yield Strength390MPa
Brinell Hardness170HB
Maximum Service Temperature410°C
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
550 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
390 MPa
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 to 260 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
410 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1410 to 1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
43 to 44 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
12 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.5 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
400 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
20 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
19 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.3 to 2.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.5 to 1.6 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
20 to 22 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
20 to 22 MJ/kg 8.5 to 9.3 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
50 to 51 L/kg
Embodied Water
50 to 51 L/kg 6.0 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A588 HSLA Steel
Standards
ASTM A588 ASTM A588: Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345 MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in (100 mm) Thick
ASTM A588 ASTM A588: Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel, up to 50 ksi [345 MPa] Minimum Yield Point, with Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance
ASTM A588 ASTM A588: Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel, up to 50 ksi [345 MPa] Minimum Yield Point, with Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance ASTM A588: Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345 MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in (100 mm) Thick 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