B.S. 245 Cast steels

Material group: Ferrous Alloys / Cast steels
Country / Standard: United Kingdom / B.S.

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Latest Update: 2021-06
Total number of updates: 2
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2019-08

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B.S. 245 Chemical Composition

CRITERIA
VALUE
UNIT
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
C
VALUE
≤ 0.20
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-44-0
CRITERIA
Cr
VALUE
≤ 0.25
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-47-3
CRITERIA
Cu
VALUE
≤ 0.30
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-50-8
CRITERIA
Mn
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7439-96-5
CRITERIA
Mo
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7439-98-7
CRITERIA
Ni
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-02-0
CRITERIA
Other total
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
P
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7723-14-0
CRITERIA
S
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7704-34-9
CRITERIA
Si
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-21-3

BS 1504: 1976 / Specification for steel castings for pressure purposes

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B.S. 245 Heat Treatments


  • When ordered in accordance with designation 'LT 50' the final heat treatment shall consists of normalizing and tempering, or quenching and tempering.
    When ordered in accordance with designation 'E' the final heat treatment shall consists of normalizing and tempering, and the tempering and any subsequent stress relieving temperature shall be 630-680°C.

B.S. 245 Mechanical Properties


Temperature

PROPERTY / VALUE
Tensile Strength
≥ 460 MPa
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Elongation, A
≥ 18 %
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Yield Strength, Rp0.2
≥ 260 MPa
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Impact Energy
val1
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B.S. 245 International Equivalent Materials


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MATERIAL
STANDARD
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
MATERIAL
STANDARD
AFNOR NF
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
France
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
STANDARD
DEFSTAN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United Kingdom
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
STANDARD
DEFSTAN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United Kingdom
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
MATERIAL
STANDARD
AFNOR NF
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
France
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
AFNOR NF
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
France
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
STANDARD
DEFSTAN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United Kingdom
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
MATERIAL
STANDARD
DIN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
Germany
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
DIN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
Germany
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
DIN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
Germany
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
B.S.
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United Kingdom
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
EN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
European Union
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
EN
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
European Union
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
MATERIAL
STANDARD
UNI
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
Italy
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit

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  • 51Cross References

  • 10Composition
  • 18Mechanical Properties
  • -Physical Properties
  • 1Heat Treatment
  • -Metallography
  • -Machinability

  • -Stress-Strain
  • 1Formability
  • -Fatigue
  • -Fracture
  • 19Creep

  • 12Joints
  • -Coatings
  • -Dimensions
  • -Tribology

  • -Corrosion
  • -Ageing
  • -Weatherability
  • -Irradiation

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