EN 1.0446 (GE240) Cast Non-Alloy Steel
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Property Overview
Density7.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength530MPa
Yield Strength270MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
P
0 to 0.035%
S
0 to 0.030%
FE
99.935 to 100%
Mechanical
A - Min. elongation at fracture (%) (+N)
22
+N
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
25 %
Fatigue Strength
200 MPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
31 J
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
530 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
270 MPa
Hardness
+A Soft annealed +AC Annealed to achieve spheroidization of the carbides +AR As rolled +AT Solution annealed +C Cold drawn / hard +CR Cold rolled +FP Treated to ferrite-pearlite structure and hardness range +I Isothermal annealing +LC Cold drawn / soft +M Thermo mechanical rolling +N Normalized +NT Normalized and tempered
+P Precipitation hardened +PE Peeled +QA Air quenched and tempered +QL Liquid quenched and tempered +QT Quenched and tempered +S Treated to improve shearability +SH As rolled and turned +SR Cold drawn and stress relieved +T Tempered +TH Treated to hardness range +WW Warm worked +U Untreated
+A
Physical
Density
7.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1470 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1430 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
53 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.8 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.9 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
190 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
1.7 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
18 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
18 MJ/kg 7.7 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
45 L/kg
Embodied Water
45 L/kg 5.3 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.04461.0446EN 1.0446 (GE240) Cast Non-Alloy SteelGE240GE240
Standards
EN 10293 EN 10293: 2005 Steel castings for general engineering uses
EN 10293 EN 10293: Steel castings - Steel castings for general engineering uses