EN 10250-2 Grade C55E: High-Performance Quenched & Tempered Steel for Heavy-Duty Applications
Steel C55E is usable for larger parts in vehicle, engine and machine engineering undergoing a surface hardening (e.g. gear wheels, screws, shafts).
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 20.0 °C | 7.8 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 | 15 - 17 % | |
Elongation, transverse | 20.0 °C | 10 - 11 % | |
Poisson's ratio | 23.0 °C | 0.29 [-] | Typical for Medium Carbon Steel |
Shear modulus | 23.0 °C | 75 - 80 GPa | Typical for Carbon Steel |
Tensile strength | 20.0 °C | 610 - 700 MPa | |
Tensile strength, transverse | 20.0 °C | 610 - 630 MPa | |
Yield strength | 20.0 °C | 330 - 420 MPa | |
Yield strength, transverse | 20.0 °C | 330 - 360 MPa | |
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | -100.0 °C | 1.08E-5 1/K | |
20.0 °C | 1.19E-5 1/K | ||
100.0 °C | 1.25E-5 1/K | ||
200.0 °C | 1.3E-5 1/K | ||
300.0 °C | 1.36E-5 1/K | ||
400.0 °C | 1.41E-5 1/K | ||
500.0 °C | 1.45E-5 1/K | ||
600.0 °C | 1.49E-5 1/K | ||
Max service temperature | 500 °C | Typical for Carbon Steel | |
Melting point | 1380 - 1514 °C | Typical for Medium Carbon Steel | |
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 | 20.0 °C | 41.7 W/(m·K) | |
100.0 °C | 43.4 W/(m·K) | ||
200.0 °C | 43.2 W/(m·K) | ||
300.0 °C | 41.4 W/(m·K) | ||
400.0 °C | 39.1 W/(m·K) | ||
500.0 °C | 36.7 W/(m·K) | ||
600.0 °C | 34.1 W/(m·K) | ||
Thermal diffusivity | 20.0 °C | 11.6 mm²/s | |
100.0 °C | 11.3 mm²/s | ||
200.0 °C | 10.5 mm²/s | ||
300.0 °C | 9.5 mm²/s | ||
400.0 °C | 8.3 mm²/s | ||
500.0 °C | 7.1 mm²/s | ||
600.0 °C | 5.8 mm²/s | ||
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical resistivity | 20.0 °C | 2.5E-7 Ω·m |
100.0 °C | 2.95E-7 Ω·m | |
200.0 °C | 3.65E-7 Ω·m | |
300.0 °C | 4.53E-7 Ω·m | |
400.0 °C | 5.56E-7 Ω·m | |
500.0 °C | 6.74E-7 Ω·m | |
600.0 °C | 8.13E-7 Ω·m | |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Carbon | 0.52 - 0.6 % |
Chromium | 0.4 % |
Manganese | 0.6 - 0.9 % |
Molybdenum | 0.1 % |
Nickel | 0.4 % |
Phosphorus | 0.04 % |
Silicon | 0.4 % |
Sulfur | 0.035 % |
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