EN 10250-2 Grade C40 normalized and tempered (+NT)

EN 10250-2 Grade C40 normalized and tempered (+NT) introduction

Steel C40 is usable for larger forged parts in vehicle and machine engineering (e.g. blade wheels, axles).

Equivalent material: AS S1040, GB 40, GB U20402, JIS S40C, GOST 40, ASTM A521 Grade 1040, SAE 1040, UNS G10400, DIN 1.0511, DIN C40, AFNOR C40, AFNOR AF60, BS 40CS, BS 40HS, BS En8, BS C40, BS 080M40, UNI C40, AISI 1040, JIS SWRH42B, JIS SWRCH40K, JIS S38C, EN 1.0511, ISO C40, ISO CS40, GB/T 40, GB/T U20402, GB/T ML40, ASTM Grade 1040, ASTM Grade SC1040

EN 10250-2 Grade C40 normalized and tempered (+NT) general

Property Temperature Value
Density 20.0 °C Density of 7.8 g/cm³

EN 10250-2 Grade C40 normalized and tempered (+NT) thermal

Property Temperature Value Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion -100.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.08E-5 1/K -
- 20.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.19E-5 1/K -
- 100.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.25E-5 1/K -
- 200.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.3E-5 1/K -
- 300.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.36E-5 1/K -
- 400.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.41E-5 1/K -
- 500.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.45E-5 1/K -
- 600.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.49E-5 1/K -
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 -100.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 423 J/(kg·K) -
- 20.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 461 J/(kg·K) -
- 100.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 479 J/(kg·K) -
- 200.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 499 J/(kg·K) -
- 300.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 517 J/(kg·K) -
- 400.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 536 J/(kg·K) -
- 500.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 558 J/(kg·K) -
- 600.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 587 J/(kg·K) -
Thermal conductivity 20.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 44.9 W/(m·K) -
- 100.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 46.2 W/(m·K) -
- 200.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 45.5 W/(m·K) -
- 300.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 43.1 W/(m·K) -
- 400.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 40.4 W/(m·K) -
- 500.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 37.7 W/(m·K) -
- 600.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 34.9 W/(m·K) -
Thermal diffusivity 20.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 12.5 mm²/s -
- 100.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 12 mm²/s -
- 200.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 11 mm²/s -
- 300.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 9.8 mm²/s -
- 400.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 8.6 mm²/s -
- 500.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 7.3 mm²/s -
- 600.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 5.9 mm²/s -

EN 10250-2 Grade C40 normalized and tempered (+NT) chemical

Property Value
Carbon Carbon of 0.37 - 0.44 %
Chromium Chromium of 0.4 %
Manganese Manganese of 0.5 - 0.8 %
Molybdenum Molybdenum of 0.1 %
Nickel Nickel of 0.4 %
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.05 %
Silicon Silicon of 0.4 %
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.045 %

EN 10250-2 Grade C40 normalized and tempered (+NT) electrical

Property Temperature Value
Electrical resistivity 20.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 2.32E-7 Ω·m
- 100.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 2.77E-7 Ω·m
- 200.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 3.47E-7 Ω·m
- 300.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 4.35E-7 Ω·m
- 400.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 5.38E-7 Ω·m
- 500.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 6.56E-7 Ω·m
- 600.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 7.95E-7 Ω·m

EN 10250-2 Grade C40 normalized and tempered (+NT) mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Elastic modulus -100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 217 GPa -
- 20.0 °C Elastic modulus of 212 GPa -
- 100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 207 GPa -
- 200.0 °C Elastic modulus of 199 GPa -
- 300.0 °C Elastic modulus of 192 GPa -
- 400.0 °C Elastic modulus of 184 GPa -
- 500.0 °C Elastic modulus of 175 GPa -
- 600.0 °C Elastic modulus of 164 GPa -
Elongation 20.0 °C Elongation of 17 % -
Poisson's ratio 20.0 °C Poisson's ratio of 0.28 [-] -
Shear modulus 23.0 °C Shear modulus of 75 - 80 GPa Typical for Carbon Steel
Tensile strength 20.0 °C Tensile strength of 530 - 550 MPa -
Yield strength 20.0 °C Yield strength of 260 - 290 MPa -

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