ASTM A514 Grade P Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength790MPa
Yield Strength710MPa
Brinell Hardness240HB
Maximum Service Temperature430°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.12 to 0.21%
CR
0.85 to 1.2%
NI
1.2 to 1.5%
MO
0.45 to 0.6%
MN
0.45 to 0.7%
SI
0.2 to 0.35%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
B
0.0010 to 0.0050%
FE
95.4 to 96.7%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
18 %
Fatigue Strength
480 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
490 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
790 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
710 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
240
Physical
Density
7.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
430 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
39 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
11 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
23 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.5 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.6 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
140 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1320 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
28 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
24 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
3.6 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg 9.6 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
54 L/kg
Embodied Water
54 L/kg 6.5 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A514 Grade P 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