Structural steel, S275N (Normalised)

Identification
Designation
BS EN 10025-3:2004 Structural Steel S275N
US name
ASTM A633 Grade A
EN name
BS EN 10025-3:2004
EN number
1.049
JIS (Japanese) name
SM400B

General Properties
Density
Price

7.8
* 0.299

7.9
0.333

g/cm^3
CLP/g

Composition overview
Composition (summary)
Fe/0.5-1.5Mn/<0.55Cu/<0.4Si/<0.3Cr/<0.3Ni/<0.18C/<0.1Mo/<0.05Nb/<0.05Ti/<0.05V/0.020.024Al/<0.03P/<0.025S/<0.015N
Base
Fe (Iron)

Composition detail (metals, ceramics and glasses)

Al (aluminum)
C (carbon)
Cr (chromium)
Cu (copper)
Fe (iron)
Mn (manganese)
Mo (molybdenum)
N (nitrogen)
Nb (niobium)
Ni (nickel)
P (phosphorus)
S (sulfur)
Si (silicon)
Ti (titanium)
V (vanadium)

0.02
0
0
0
96.4
0.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.024
0.18
0.3
0.55
99.5
1.5
0.1
0.015
0.05
0.3
0.03
0.025
0.4
0.05
0.05

2.21e12

2.21e12

8.35e11

2.04e12

0.32

2.75e9

5.1e9

2.75e9

4.4e9

Mechanical properties
Young's modulus
Flexural modulus
Shear modulus
Bulk modulus
Poisson's ratio
Shape factor
Yield strength (elastic limit)
Tensile strength
Compressive strength
Flexural strength (modulus of rupture)

2e12
dyn/cm^2
* 2e12
dyn/cm^2
* 7.75e11
dyn/cm^2
* 1.59e12
dyn/cm^2
0.29
64
2.05e9
dyn/cm^2
3.5e9
dyn/cm^2
* 2.05e9
dyn/cm^2
* 3.6e9
dyn/cm^2

%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%

Elongation
Hardness - Vickers
Fatigue strength at 10^7 cycles
Fracture toughness
Mechanical loss coefficient (tan delta)

0.23
* 79
* 1.94e9
dyn/cm^2
* 26.4
MPa.m^0.5
* 0.00102

0.24
141
2.33e9

strain
HV

38.1

0.00153

* 1.69e3
* 744
* 221
* 4.8e6
erg/s.cm.C
* 4.57e6
* 1.1e-5

1.78e3
774
249
5.3e6

K
K
K

5.03e6
1.3e-5

erg/g.C
strain/C

* 0.0833

0.643

* 1.6e-5
* -0.51

1.9e-5
-0.43

ohm.cm
V

Thermal properties
Melting point
Maximum service temperature
Minimum service temperature
Thermal conductivity
Specific heat capacity
Thermal expansion coefficient

Processing properties
Carbon equivalency

Electrical properties
Electrical resistivity
Galvanic potential

Durability: flammability
Flammability

Non-flammable

Durability: fluids and sunlight

Water (fresh)
Water (salt)
Weak acids
Strong acids
Weak alkalis
Strong alkalis
Organic solvents
UV radiation (sunlight)
Oxidation at 500C

Acceptable
Limited use
Limited use
Unacceptable
Acceptable
Limited use
Excellent
Excellent
Acceptable

Primary material production: energy, CO2 and water

Embodied energy, primary production
CO2 footprint, primary production
Water usage

* 2.51e11
* 1.72
* 43.2

2.77e11
1.9
47.7

erg/g
g/g
cm^3/g

*
*
*
*

1.78e11
3.8e10
1.34e11
3.01e11
1.11e14
* 7.63e9
* 3.13e10
* 5.76e10
1.11e12

2.35e11
4.94e10
1.77e11
3.41e11

8.48e9
3.98e10
7.46e10

erg/g
erg/g
erg/g
erg/g
erg/g
erg/g
erg/g
erg/g
erg/g

*
*
*
*

1.76
0.371
1.33
2.55

0.0636
0.299

Material processing: energy

Rough rolling, forging energy
Extrusion, foil rolling energy
Wire drawing energy
Metal powder forming energy
Vaporization energy
Coarse machining energy (per unit wt removed)
Fine machining energy (per unit wt removed)
Grinding energy (per unit wt removed)
Non-conventional machining energy (per unit wt removed)

Material processing: CO2 footprint

Rough rolling, forging CO2
Extrusion, foil rolling CO2
Wire drawing CO2
Metal powder forming CO2
Vaporization CO2
Coarse machining CO2 (per unit wt removed)
Fine machining CO2 (per unit wt removed)

1.34
0.285
1.01
2.26
835
* 0.0572
* 0.235

g/g
g/g
g/g
g/g
g/g
g/g
g/g

Grinding CO2 (per unit wt removed)

Non-conventional machining CO2 (per unit wt removed)

* 0.432
8.35

0.56

g/g
g/g

7.68e10
0.604
44

erg/g
g/g
%

Material recycling: energy, CO2 and recycle fraction

Recycle
Embodied energy, recycling
CO2 footprint, recycling
Recycle fraction in current supply
Downcycle
Combust for energy recovery
Landfill
Biodegrade
A renewable resource?

True
* 6.95e10
* 0.546
39.9
True
False
True
False
False

Notes
Typical uses
S275N/S275NL is non-alloy weldable fine grain steel used for general structural purposes. It is
used in many applications as it provides good welding properties with guaranteed strengths.
Applications include structural sections, construction equipment, drilling machines, excavators, tip
lorries, grabs, conweigh belts, bulldozers and chain blocks. High strength low alloys have replaced
many structural steels where weight reduction is important (e.g. automotive).
Other notes
UK: 43DD (BS 4360:1990)
Standards with similar compositions
BS EN 10025-3:2004 1.0491
BS EN 10113-2:1998
BS 43DD
Italy: FeE275KGN
Germany: StE285
Germany: 1.0486

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Reference
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Values marked * are estimates.
No warranty is given for the accuracy of this data