ASTM A514 Grade B Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength830MPa
Yield Strength770MPa
Brinell Hardness250HB
Maximum Service Temperature410°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.12 to 0.21%
CR
0.4 to 0.65%
MO
0.15 to 0.25%
MN
0.7 to 1.0%
SI
0.2 to 0.35%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
TI
0.010 to 0.1%
V
0.030 to 0.080%
B
0.00050 to 0.0050%
FE
97.3 to 98.4%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
21 %
Fatigue Strength
540 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
520 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
830 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
770 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
250
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
410 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
45 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
12 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
24 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.3 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
170 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1590 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
29 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
25 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.3 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.6 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg 9.4 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
49 L/kg
Embodied Water
49 L/kg 5.9 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A514 Grade B 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