EN 10216-4 Grade P255QL quenched and tempered (+QT)

EN 10216-4 Grade P255QL quenched and tempered (+QT) introduction

Tubes made from cryogenic unalloyed quality steel P255QL are predominantly used in apparatus, tank, line construction as well as in general machine and equipment engineering.
Weldability is available.

Equivalent material: DIN P255QL, DIN TTSt35V, DIN 1.0452, EN 1.0452

EN 10216-4 Grade P255QL quenched and tempered (+QT) general

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

EN 10216-4 Grade P255QL quenched and tempered (+QT) thermal

Property Temperature Value Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion 23.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.32E-5 - 1.38E-5 1/K Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Max service temperature - Max service temperature of 500 °C Typical for Carbon Steel
Melting point - Melting point of 1480 - 1526 °C Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Specific heat capacity 23.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 465 J/(kg·K) Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Thermal conductivity 23.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 25 - 93 W/(m·K) Typical for Low Carbon Steel

EN 10216-4 Grade P255QL quenched and tempered (+QT) chemical

Property Value
Aluminium Aluminium of 0.02 %
Carbon Carbon of 0.17 %
Chromium Chromium of 0.3 %
Copper Copper of 0.3 %
Manganese Manganese of 0.4 - 1.2 %
Molybdenum Molybdenum of 0.08 %
Nickel Nickel of 0.3 %
Niobium Niobium of 0.01 %
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.03 %
Silicon Silicon of 0.35 %
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.01 - 0.02 %
Titanium Titanium of 0.04 %
Vanadium Vanadium of 0.02 %

EN 10216-4 Grade P255QL quenched and tempered (+QT) magnetic

Property Value Comment
Curie temperature Curie temperature of 770 °C Typical for Low Carbon Steel

EN 10216-4 Grade P255QL 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 10216-4 Grade P255QL quenched and tempered (+QT) mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Elastic modulus 23.0 °C Elastic modulus of 200 - 215 GPa Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Elongation 20.0 °C Elongation of 23 % -
Elongation, transverse 20.0 °C Elongation, transverse of 21 % -
Poisson's ratio 23.0 °C Poisson's ratio of 0.29 [-] Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Shear modulus 23.0 °C Shear modulus of 82 GPa Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Tensile strength 20.0 °C Tensile strength of 360 - 490 MPa -
Tensile strength, transverse 20.0 °C Tensile strength, transverse of 360 - 490 MPa -
Yield strength Rp0.2 20.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 255 MPa -
- 100.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 185 MPa -
- 200.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 155 MPa -
- 250.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 140 MPa -
- 300.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 125 MPa -
Yield strength Rp0.2, transverse 20.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2, transverse of 255 MPa -

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