DIN 17103 WStE 500 – Normalized & Normalized Formed Steel for High‑Temperature Applications
The fine grained steel WStE 500 (high temperature grade) is used for welded constructions of different kind like pressure vessels, stationary or mobile storage tanks, high pressure lines, bridge and support constructions etc. The application temperature of the high temperature grade amounts to 400 °C.
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 20.0 °C | 7.84 g/cm³ |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus | -100.0 °C | 217 GPa | |
20.0 °C | 212 GPa | ||
100.0 °C | 207 GPa | ||
200.0 °C | 199 GPa | ||
300.0 °C | 192 GPa | ||
400.0 °C | 184 GPa | ||
500.0 °C | 175 GPa | ||
600.0 °C | 164 GPa | ||
Elongation | 20.0 °C | 16 % | |
Poisson's ratio | 23.0 °C | 0.3 [-] | Typical for Steel |
Tensile strength | 20.0 °C | 570 - 780 MPa | |
Yield strength | 20.0 °C | 410 - 500 MPa | |
Yield strength Rp0.2 | 100.0 °C | 373 - 422 MPa | |
150.0 °C | 343 - 392 MPa | ||
200.0 °C | 324 - 363 MPa | ||
250.0 °C | 294 - 333 MPa | ||
300.0 °C | 275 - 314 MPa | ||
350.0 °C | 245 - 284 MPa | ||
400.0 °C | 206 - 255 MPa | ||
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | -100.0 °C | 1.05E-5 1/K |
20.0 °C | 1.15E-5 1/K | |
100.0 °C | 1.21E-5 1/K | |
200.0 °C | 1.27E-5 1/K | |
300.0 °C | 1.32E-5 1/K | |
400.0 °C | 1.36E-5 1/K | |
500.0 °C | 1.4E-5 1/K | |
600.0 °C | 1.44E-5 1/K | |
Max service temperature, long | 0 - 400 °C | |
Specific heat capacity | -100.0 °C | 423 J/(kg·K) |
20.0 °C | 461 J/(kg·K) | |
100.0 °C | 479 J/(kg·K) | |
200.0 °C | 499 J/(kg·K) | |
300.0 °C | 517 J/(kg·K) | |
400.0 °C | 536 J/(kg·K) | |
500.0 °C | 558 J/(kg·K) | |
600.0 °C | 587 J/(kg·K) | |
Thermal conductivity | -100.0 °C | 34.7 W/(m·K) |
20.0 °C | 39.7 W/(m·K) | |
100.0 °C | 40.9 W/(m·K) | |
200.0 °C | 41 W/(m·K) | |
300.0 °C | 39.9 W/(m·K) | |
400.0 °C | 38.2 W/(m·K) | |
500.0 °C | 36.1 W/(m·K) | |
600.0 °C | 33.8 W/(m·K) | |
Thermal diffusivity | -100.0 °C | 11.9 mm²/s |
20.0 °C | 11 mm²/s | |
100.0 °C | 10.5 mm²/s | |
200.0 °C | 9.9 mm²/s | |
300.0 °C | 9.1 mm²/s | |
400.0 °C | 8.1 mm²/s | |
500.0 °C | 6.9 mm²/s | |
600.0 °C | 5.7 mm²/s | |
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical resistivity | -100.0 °C | 1.97E-7 Ω·m |
20.0 °C | 2.62E-7 Ω·m | |
100.0 °C | 3.13E-7 Ω·m | |
200.0 °C | 3.85E-7 Ω·m | |
300.0 °C | 4.7E-7 Ω·m | |
400.0 °C | 5.69E-7 Ω·m | |
500.0 °C | 6.85E-7 Ω·m | |
600.0 °C | 8.2E-7 Ω·m | |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Aluminium | 0.02 % |
Carbon | 0.21 % |
Chromium | 0.3 % |
Copper | 0.2 % |
Manganese | 1 - 1.7 % |
Molybdenum | 0.1 % |
Nickel | 1 % |
Niobium | 0.05 % |
Nitrogen | 0.02 % |
Phosphorus | 0.04 % |
Silicon | 0.1 - 0.6 % |
Sulfur | 0.03 % |
Vanadium | 0.22 % |
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