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Material Description

Material Number Material Name Material Number (single) Standard Scope Standard Status Country Successor VDA 231-106 classification
DIN 1623-3 : 1987-01 EK 4 1.0392 DIN 1623-3 : 1987-01 DIN 1623 -3 : 1987-01 replaced by DIN EN 10209 : 1996-05 Replaced Germany DC04EK 1.1.1 1)
1) Remark: The soft non-alloy steel EK 4 is cold formable and suited for conventional enameling. The mechanical values and no stretcher lines will be garanteed for 6 months. The steel is fusion weldable.

Chemical Composition

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Material Compliance

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Mechanical Properties

Semi-finished Product Condition Nominal Size [mm] Temperature [°C] Specimen Direction Tensile Strength [MPa] Yield Strength [MPa] Elongation A80 [%] Hardness HRB Hardness HRF Hardness HRT
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Cross Reference

Material Name Country Standard
CR1/CR2VE Great Britain BS 1449-1
TYP 2 B/DQ USA ASTM A 611

Linear-elastic

Temperature [°C] Young's modulus [GPa] Bulk modulus [GPa] Shear modulus [GPa] Poisson's ratio
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Alternating stress

Temperature [°C] Stress ratio Mean stress [MPa] Alternating stress [MPa] Cycles
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Yield strength

Temperature [°C] 0.1% Proof strength [MPa] 0.2% Proof strength [MPa] Yield strength [MPa]
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Tensile strength

Temperature [°C] Tensile strength [MPa]
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Classification

WIAM Material Treatment Semi-finished product Dimension [mm] Load type Failure criteria Rolling direction Maximum stress [MPa] Strain at maximum stress [%] Source description
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Designation

Designation Material number Source
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Yield strength

Temperature [°C] 0.1% Proof strength [MPa] 0.2% Proof strength [MPa] Yield strength [MPa]
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Tensile strength

Temperature [°C] Tensile strength [MPa]
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Classification

WIAM Material Treatment Semi-finished product Dimension [mm] Load type Failure criteria Rolling direction Maximum stress [MPa] Strain at maximum stress [%] Source description
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