Quenched and Tempered (+QT) 1.5023 Steel
EN 1.5023 +QT steel is EN 1.5023 steel in the quenched and tempered condition. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.5023 +QT steel to: EN wrought 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
440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
9.0 %
Fatigue Strength
770 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Impact Strength: U-Notched Charpy
20 J 15 ft-lb
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
40 %
Shear Modulus
72 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
860 MPa 120 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
1450 MPa 210 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
1290 MPa 190 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C 750 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C 2620 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C 2550 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
48 W/m-K 28 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.3 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.4 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
1.9 % relative
Density
7.7 g/cm3 480 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg 8.3 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
45 L/kg 5.4 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
130 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
4470 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
52 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
37 points
Thermal Diffusivity
13 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
44 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 96.9 to 97.7 | |
| Si | 1.5 to 1.8 | |
| Mn | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| C | 0.35 to 0.42 | |
| P | 0 to 0.025 | |
| S | 0 to 0.025 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
EN 10089: Hot rolled steels for quenched and tempered springs - Technical delivery conditions
Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005
Ferrous Materials: Steel and Cast Iron, Hans Berns and Werner Theisen, 2008
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015