EN 10132-4 Grade C90S quenched and tempered (+QT)

EN 10132-4 Grade C90S quenched and tempered (+QT) introduction

The steel C90S is used as cold rolled strip for springs and special applications in thicknesses of up to 6 mm and as tempered cold strip in thicknesses from 0.30 to 3.00 mm.

Equivalent material: ASTM A684 Grade 1086, AISI 1086, ASTM G10860, DIN 1.1217, EN 1.1217

EN 10132-4 Grade C90S quenched and tempered (+QT) general

Property Temperature Value Comment
Density 23.0 °C Density of 7.8 - 7.9 g/cm³ Typical for Medium Carbon Steel

EN 10132-4 Grade C90S quenched and tempered (+QT) thermal

Property Temperature Value Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion 23.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.32E-5 1/K Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Max service temperature - Max service temperature of 500 °C Typical for Carbon Steel
Melting point - Melting point of 1380 - 1514 °C Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Specific heat capacity 23.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 470 - 520 J/(kg·K) Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Thermal conductivity 23.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 21 - 52 W/(m·K) Typical for Medium Carbon Steel

EN 10132-4 Grade C90S quenched and tempered (+QT) chemical

Property Value
Carbon Carbon of 0.85 - 0.95 %
Chromium Chromium of 0.4 %
Manganese Manganese of 0.4 - 0.7 %
Molybdenum Molybdenum of 0.1 %
Nickel Nickel of 0.4 %
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.03 %
Silicon Silicon of 0.15 - 0.35 %
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.025 %

EN 10132-4 Grade C90S quenched and tempered (+QT) electrical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Electrical resistivity 23.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 1.43E-7 - 1.74E-7 Ω·m Typical for Carbon Steel

EN 10132-4 Grade C90S quenched and tempered (+QT) mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Elastic modulus 23.0 °C Elastic modulus of 200 - 215 GPa Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Hardness, Rockwell C 20.0 °C Hardness, Rockwell C of 38.5 - 55 [-] -
Hardness, Vickers 20.0 °C Hardness, Vickers of 370 - 605 [-] -
Poisson's ratio 23.0 °C Poisson's ratio of 0.29 [-] Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Shear modulus 23.0 °C Shear modulus of 75 - 80 GPa Typical for Carbon Steel
Tensile strength 20.0 °C Tensile strength of 1200 - 2100 MPa -

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