EN 10277-5 Grade C60E quenched and tempered and cold drawn (+QT+C)

EN 10277-5 Grade C60E quenched and tempered and cold drawn (+QT+C) introduction

Steel C60E is suitable for larger parts (heavy forged parts) of high load in vehicle, engine and machine engineering. Surface hardenable (e.g. crankshafts, bolts, transmission parts). Lowest application temperature -25°C.
As a bright steel product it is used in the form of bars, bright, straight, in various conditions (see DIN EN 10277 : 1999-10).

Equivalent material: NBN C60-2, GB 60, BS 070M60, ISO C60E4, UNI C60, JIS S58C, DIN Ck60, GB U20602, JIS S60CM, ASTM A108 Grade 1060, SAE 1060, SAE Grade 1060, UNS G10600, DIN 1.1221, DIN C60E, AFNOR XC60, AFNOR C60RR, AFNOR 9160C031, AFNOR 9160/C25, AFNOR XC65, AFNOR C60E, BS 060A62, BS CS60, BS C60E, BS 60HS, BS 60CS, SS 1678, AISI 1060, 1064, JIS S65CM, JIS S60C-CSP, JIS S65C-CSP, JIS S65C, JIS 30A, JIS 37A, EN C60S, EN 1.1221, ISO C60E, ISO CS60, ISO S58C, GOST 60, GOST 60G, GOST 60GA, GB/T 60, GB/T CRB970, GB/T U20602, ASTM 1060, UNS G10640

EN 10277-5 Grade C60E quenched and tempered and cold drawn (+QT+C) general

Property Temperature Value
Density 20.0 °C Density of 7.8 - 7.85 g/cm³

EN 10277-5 Grade C60E quenched and tempered and cold drawn (+QT+C) 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 1.11E-5 - 1.25E-5 1/K -
- 200.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.21E-5 - 1.3E-5 1/K -
- 300.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.29E-5 - 1.36E-5 1/K -
- 400.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.35E-5 - 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
Max service temperature, long - Max service temperature, long of -25 - 0 °C -
Melting point - Melting point of 1289 - 1478 °C Typical for High 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 41.7 - 51 W/(m·K) -
- 100.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 43.4 - 49.9 W/(m·K) -
- 200.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 43.2 - 47.8 W/(m·K) -
- 300.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 41.4 - 44.8 W/(m·K) -
- 400.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 39.1 W/(m·K) -
- 500.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 36.7 W/(m·K) -
- 600.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 34.1 W/(m·K) -
Thermal diffusivity 20.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 11.6 mm²/s -
- 100.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 11.3 mm²/s -
- 200.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 10.5 mm²/s -
- 300.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 9.5 mm²/s -
- 400.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 8.3 mm²/s -
- 500.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 7.1 mm²/s -
- 600.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 5.8 mm²/s -

EN 10277-5 Grade C60E quenched and tempered and cold drawn (+QT+C) chemical

Property Value
Carbon Carbon of 0.57 - 0.65 %
Chromium Chromium of 0.4 %
Manganese Manganese of 0.6 - 0.9 %
Molybdenum Molybdenum of 0.1 %
Nickel Nickel of 0.4 %
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.03 - 0.04 %
Silicon Silicon of 0.4 %
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.035 %

EN 10277-5 Grade C60E quenched and tempered and cold drawn (+QT+C) electrical

Property Temperature Value
Electrical resistivity 20.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 1.3E-7 - 2.5E-7 Ω·m
- 100.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 2.95E-7 Ω·m
- 200.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 3.65E-7 Ω·m
- 300.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 4.53E-7 Ω·m
- 400.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 5.56E-7 Ω·m
- 500.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 6.74E-7 Ω·m
- 600.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 8.13E-7 Ω·m

EN 10277-5 Grade C60E quenched and tempered and cold drawn (+QT+C) mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Elastic modulus -100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 217 GPa -
- 20.0 °C Elastic modulus of 210 - 212 GPa -
- 100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 205 - 207 GPa -
- 200.0 °C Elastic modulus of 195 - 199 GPa -
- 300.0 °C Elastic modulus of 185 - 192 GPa -
- 400.0 °C Elastic modulus of 175 - 184 GPa -
- 500.0 °C Elastic modulus of 175 GPa -
- 600.0 °C Elastic modulus of 164 GPa -
Elongation 20.0 °C Elongation of 6 - 8 % -
Poisson's ratio 23.0 °C Poisson's ratio of 0.29 [-] Typical for High Carbon Steel
Shear modulus 20.0 °C Shear modulus of 81 GPa -
Tensile strength 20.0 °C Tensile strength of 750 - 1100 MPa -
Yield strength Rp0.2 20.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 480 - 750 MPa -

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