ASTM A572 Grade 60 (S 410 GP) HSLA Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength580MPa
Yield Strength470MPa
Brinell Hardness170HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.26%
MN
0.5 to 1.6%
SI
0 to 0.4%
N
0 to 0.015%
P
0 to 0.040%
S
0 to 0.050%
NB
0 to 0.050%
TI
0 to 0.040%
V
0 to 0.15%
FE
97.4 to 99.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
19 %
Fatigue Strength
320 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
360 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
580 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
470 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
170
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
51 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.2 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
100 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
600 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.0 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.6 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg 9.3 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
47 L/kg
Embodied Water
47 L/kg 5.6 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A572 Grade 60 (S 410 GP) HSLA SteelS 410 GP
Standards
ASTM A572 ASTM A572: Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural Steel
ASTM A572 ASTM A572: Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural Steel 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