B.S. 490 Structural and constructional steels

Material group: Ferrous Alloys / Structural and constructional steels
Country / Standard: United Kingdom / B.S.

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B.S. 490 Chemical Composition

CRITERIA
VALUE
UNIT
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
Al met
VALUE
≥ 0.015
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
C
VALUE
≤ 0.22
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-44-0
CRITERIA
Cr
VALUE
≤ 0.25
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-47-3
CRITERIA
Cr+Cu+Mo
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
Cr+Cu+Mo+Ni
VALUE
val1
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%
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
Cu
VALUE
val1
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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
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 3602-2: 1991 / Specification for steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes: Carbon and carbon manganese steel with specified elevated temperature properties. Part 2: Specification for longitudinally arc welded tubes

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B.S. 490 Physical Properties


Temperature

PROPERTY / VALUE
Modulus of Elasticity
190 — 210 GPa
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Density
7.67 — 7.86 kg/dm³
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Poisson Coefficient
0.27 — 0.3
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B.S. 490 Heat Treatments


  • Stress relieving at 580-620°C.
    Normalizing at 870-930°C. It is permissible to straighten and round during cooling from normalizing temperature.

B.S. 490 Mechanical Properties


Temperature

PROPERTY / VALUE
Tensile Strength
490 — 610 MPa
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Brinell Hardness (HB)
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Elongation, A
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Yield Strength, Rp0.2
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MPa
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B.S. 490 International Equivalent Materials


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MATERIAL
STANDARD
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
MATERIAL
STANDARD
AS
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
Australia
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
MATERIAL
STANDARD
B.S.
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United Kingdom
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit

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