EN 1.0453 (P265NL) Non-Alloy Steel
EN 1.0453 steel is a carbon (non-alloy) steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the normalized condition. 1.0453 is the EN numeric designation for this material. P265NL is the EN chemical designation.
It has a moderately high embodied energy among wrought carbon or non-alloy steels. In addition, it has a moderately high electrical conductivity and a moderately low thermal conductivity.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.0453 steel to: wrought carbon or non-alloy steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
26 %
Fatigue Strength
220 MPa 32 x 103 psi
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
48 J 35 ft-lb
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
320 MPa 46 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
490 MPa 71 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
300 MPa 43 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C 750 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C 2660 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C 2590 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
49 W/m-K 28 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.3 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.3 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
2.1 % relative
Density
7.8 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg 8.4 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
49 L/kg 5.8 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
230 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 points
Thermal Diffusivity
13 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 96.9 to 99.38 | |
| Mn | 0.6 to 1.4 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.4 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.3 | |
| C | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Mo | 0 to 0.080 | |
| Al | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.040 | |
| P | 0 to 0.025 | |
| V | 0 to 0.020 | |
| S | 0 to 0.010 | |
| Nb | 0 to 0.010 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
EN 10216-4: Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 4: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified low temperature properties
Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011
Carbon Steel Handbook, D. Gandy, 2007
Ferrous Materials: Steel and Cast Iron, Hans Berns and Werner Theisen, 2008
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015