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Eurocode 3
Table of design material properties for structural
steel
Description:
Design aid - Table of design material properties and mechanical properties for structural steel including
density, yield strength fy, ultimate strength fu and elastic modulus E
According to:
EN 1993-1-1:2005+AC2:2009 Sections 3.2.1, 3.2.6
Supported National
Annexes:
No Nationally De ned Parameters (NDPs) in the calculation

Tables

Material Design Properties for Structural Steel S235, S275,

S355, S420, S450, S460 according to EN1993-1-1 §3.2.6
Material Property Value

Density ρ ≈ 7850 kg/m3

Unit weight γ ≈ 78.5 kN/m3

Modulus of elasticity E
210000 MPa
(Young's modulus)

Shear modulus G G = E / [2 ⋅ (1 + ν) ] ≈ 81000 MPa

Yield strength fy see table below

Ultimate strength fu see table below

Poisson's ratio in elastic range ν 0.30

Coe cient of linear thermal expansion α 12 ×10-6 °K-1

Structural Steel Strength Properties for elements with nominal thickness t ≤ 40 mm

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EN10025-3
EN10025-2 Hot rolled products - Hot
Hot rolled products - Normalized/normalized Therm
Non-alloy structural steels rolled weldable ne grain weldabl
structural steels

S275 S355 S420 S460 S275

Symbol Description S235 S275 S355 S450
N/NL N/NL N/NL N/NL M/ML

Yield
fy (MPa) 235 275 355 440 275 355 420 460 275
strength

fu Ultimate
360 430 490 550 390 490 520 540 370
(MPa) strength

Structural Steel Strength Properties for elements with nominal thickness 40 mm < t
≤ 80 mm

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EN10025-3
EN10025-2 Hot rolled products - Hot
Hot rolled products - Normalized/normalized Therm
Non-alloy structural steels rolled weldable ne grain weldabl
structural steels

S275 S355 S420 S460 S275

Symbol Description S235 S275 S355 S450
N/NL N/NL N/NL N/NL M/ML

Yield
fy (MPa) 215 255 335 410 255 335 390 430 255
strength

fu Ultimate
360 410 470 550 370 470 520 540 360
(MPa) strength

Notes
1. Steel grades according to the standards EN 10025-2, EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4, EN 1002-5, EN
10025-6 are applicable for hot rolled structural steel. Steel grades with the designation 'H',
according to the standard EN 10210-1 are applicable for hot nished structural hollow sections.
Steel grades with the designation 'H', according to the standard EN 10219-1 are applicable for cold
formed structural hollow sections. See Details below for the description of the relevant EN
standard.
2. Steel sub-grades JR, J0, J2, K2 characterize the ability of steel to behave in a ductile manner and
therefore avoid brittle fracture, especially at low temperatures. The fracture toughness of steel is
characterized in EN 1993-1-10 in terms of the KV(T) value i.e. the impact energy in Joules [J]
 required to fracture a Charpy V-notch specimen at a given test temperature T. Sub-grade JR
correspond to a minimum KV of 27 J at Room temperature (+20°C). Sub-grade J0 correspond to a
minimum KV of 27 J at 0°C. Sub-grade J2 correspond to a minimum KV of 27 J at -20°C. For more
information see EN 1993-1-10.

Details
Design values of structural steel material properties

Nominal values of structural steel yield strength and ultimate strength

For structural design according to Eurocode 3 (EN1993-1-1), the nominal values of the yield strength fy
and the ultimate strength fu for structural steel are obtained as a simpli cation from EN1993-1-1 Table
3.1, which is reproduced above in tabular format.

The provided values for fy and fu are nominal values. For the purpose of structural design appropriate
material safety factors are applicable, such as the factors γM0, γM1, γM2 etc. in accordance with EN1993-1-
1 §6.1.

The steel classes are de ned in the corresponding standards:

EN 10025-2 Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy
structural steels

EN 10025-3 Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for
normalized/normalized rolled weldable ne grain structural steels

EN 10025-4 Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for
thermomechanical rolled weldable ne grain structural steels

EN 10025-5 Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for structural
steels with improved atmospheric corrosion resistance

EN 10025-6 Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for at products
of high yield strength structural steels in the quenched and tempered condition

EN 10210-1 Hot nished structural hollow sections of non-alloy and ne grain steels. Technical
delivery requirements

EN 10219-1 Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non-alloy and ne grain steels.
Technical delivery requirements

Unit weight and density of structural steel

The unit weight of structural steel is speci ed in the design standard EN 1991-1-1 Table A.4 between 77.0
kN/m3 and 78.5 kN/m3. For structural design it is standard practice to consider the unit weight of
structural steel equal to γ = 78.5 kN/m3 and the density of structural steel approximately ρ = 7850
kg/m3.

Modulus of elasticity of structural steel

The modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus) of structural steel is speci ed in the design standard EN
1993-1-1 Section 3.2.6. For structural design the modulus of elasticity of structural steel is considered as E
= 210000 MPa.

Design values of additional material mechanical properties for structural steel

According to EN1993-1-1 §3.2.6, the design values of the material properties and coe cients for
structural steel are:

Modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus):

E = 210000 MPa
Shear modulus:
G = E / [ 2⋅(1 + ν) ] = 80769 MPa ≈ 81000 MPa
Poisson's ratio in elastic range:
ν = 0.30
Coe cient of linear thermal expansion:
α = 12 ×10-6 °K-1

According to EN1991-1-3 §3.2.6, for calculating the structural e ects of unequal temperatures in
composite concrete-steel structures to EN 1994 the coe cient of linear thermal expansion may be
taken as α = 10 ×10-6 °K-1, i.e. the same as the coe cient of thermal expansion of concrete.

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