--- title: "Q460NE — composition, equivalents and standards" description: "Q460NE: 1 equivalent designations across 1 standards, with the recorded chemical composition shown next to the source text." canonical: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/gb/q460ne language: en robots: index, follow og_type: website type: material-detail language_alternates: en: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/gb/q460ne.md cs: https://steelequivalents.com/cs/materiály/gb/q460ne.md de: https://steelequivalents.com/de/werkstoffe/gb/q460ne.md es: https://steelequivalents.com/es/materiales/gb/q460ne.md fr: https://steelequivalents.com/fr/matériaux/gb/q460ne.md hu: https://steelequivalents.com/hu/anyagok/gb/q460ne.md it: https://steelequivalents.com/it/materiali/gb/q460ne.md nl: https://steelequivalents.com/nl/materialen/gb/q460ne.md pl: https://steelequivalents.com/pl/materiały/gb/q460ne.md pt: https://steelequivalents.com/pt/materiais/gb/q460ne.md ru: https://steelequivalents.com/ru/материалы/gb/q460ne.md tr: https://steelequivalents.com/tr/malzemeler/gb/q460ne.md zh: https://steelequivalents.com/zh/材料/gb/q460ne.md ja: https://steelequivalents.com/ja/材料/gb/q460ne.md ar: https://steelequivalents.com/ar/المواد/gb/q460ne.md ko: https://steelequivalents.com/ko/재료/gb/q460ne.md pt-br: https://steelequivalents.com/pt-br/materiais/gb/q460ne.md hi: https://steelequivalents.com/hi/सामग्री/gb/q460ne.md content_hash: sha256:389f300c781379fe1fcc794fd1fea41ae4605fe655e82580648fb30852111676 generated: 2026-09-24 --- > **Machine-readable Markdown rendering.** This is a Markdown representation of a web page, > served for AI agents and crawlers as a token-efficient alternative to the full HTML. > Full interactive HTML version: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/gb/q460ne > Canonical URL: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/gb/q460ne > Available languages: en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pl, pt, ru, tr, zh, ja, ar, ko, pt-br, hi > Change detection: `content_hash` is the SHA-256 of this document's Markdown body — everything > below this block, whitespace-trimmed, excluding the front-matter. Compare it to detect a real > content change; `generated` moves on every render and is not a change signal. GB · China · 1 designation # Q460NE Q460NE is a grade designated under GB. Its recorded composition includes C ≤ 0.2%, Si ≤ 0.6%, Mn 1–1.7%, Ni ≤ 0.8% and Cu ≤ 0.4%. No cross-standard equivalents are recorded for this grade yet. Recorded mechanical properties include Rm 510–720 N/mm² and A 16–17%; these figures vary with the delivery condition and dimension. - *Designations* **1** [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=011dc679-85b4-4e44-a53c-4774201f28e7&designation=39116244-0af0-4afa-8d67-4a5cf9fed6ab "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/gb/q460ne.pdf "Datasheet as PDF") ## Chemical composition 14 elements on file · weight % What this alloy is Fe Mn Ni Si Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 96 % Mn — 1.4 % Ni — 0.8 % Si — 0.6 % Traces & impurities · 1.2 % Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade. | Element | % by weight | |---|---| | C | ≤ 0.2 | | Si | ≤ 0.6 | | Mn | 1–1.7 | | P | ≤ 0.025 | | S | ≤ 0.02 | | Cr | ≤ 0.3 | | Mo | ≤ 0.1 | | Ni | ≤ 0.8 | | V | 0.01–0.2 | | Cu | ≤ 0.4 | | Al | ≥ 0.015 | | Ti | 0.006–0.05 | | Nb | 0.01–0.05 | | N | ≤ 0.025 | Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium Molybdenum Nickel Vanadium Copper Aluminium Titanium Niobium Nitrogen 0.01 % 0.1 % 1 % 10 % 100 % The scale is logarithmic, not the element’s raw share of the alloy — the only honest way to fit 0.01 % and 100 % in one picture, and it means every value here can be compared with every other. | Element | As published source text, verbatim | Min% by weight | Max% by weight | Bound | |---|---|---|---|---| | C | ≤0.2 | — | 0.200 | Max | | N | ≤0.025 | — | 0.025 | Max | | Al | ≥0.015 | 0.015 | — | Min | | Si | ≤0.6 | — | 0.600 | Max | | P | ≤0.025 | — | 0.025 | Max | | S | ≤0.02 | — | 0.020 | Max | | Ti | 0.006-0.05 | 0.006 | 0.050 | Range | | V | 0.01-0.2 | 0.010 | 0.200 | Range | | Cr | ≤0.3 | — | 0.300 | Max | | Mn | 1-1.7 | 1.000 | 1.700 | Range | | Ni | ≤0.8 | — | 0.800 | Max | | Cu | ≤0.4 | — | 0.400 | Max | | Nb | 0.01-0.05 | 0.010 | 0.050 | Range | | Mo | ≤0.1 | — | 0.100 | Max | The published column is the source string byte-for-byte, decimal comma and all; Min and Max are the parsed bounds. Elements not listed have no value on file — they are omitted, never inferred. ## Predicted transformation temperatures computed from composition · °C Predicted Ae3 807 °C Predicted Ae1 708 °C Predicted Acm 438 °C Predicted Bs 540 °C These four temperatures are a CALCULATION from this grade's own composition, using the published Li, Niebuhr, Meekisho & Atteridge (1998) model — never a measurement, and computed from the UPPER BOUND of each element's specified range, not a mid-range figure. Where this grade also has a measured transformation point (Ac1, Ac3, Ar1, Ar3) on file, it is shown separately, in Physical & mechanical properties, and is never replaced by the predicted figures here — Ae (predicted, equilibrium) and Ac/Ar (measured, on heating or cooling) are different physical quantities and can differ by tens of degrees; a mismatch between the two is not an error in either. ## Physical & mechanical properties An absent property means we hold no value for it — it is left out rather than estimated, interpolated from a neighbouring grade, or filled from a handbook. It does not mean the property is undefined for the material. ## Properties by condition 1 conditions · 16 values By dimension**no delivery state stated** source `caishuku` | Thickness / diameter mm | Rm N/mm² | A% | |---|---|---| | ≤ 16 | 540 – 720 | ≥ 17 | | 16 – 40 | 540 – 720 | ≥ 17 | | 40 – 63 | 540 – 720 | ≥ 17 | | 63 – 80 | 540 – 720 | ≥ 17 | | 80 – 100 | 540 – 720 | ≥ 17 | | 100 – 150 | 530 – 710 | ≥ 17 | | 150 – 200 | 530 – 710 | ≥ 17 | | 200 – 250 | 510 – 690 | ≥ 16 | The source publishes one set of bands that holds for either quantity — thickness or diameter — so neither is stated alone here. Every figure holds only for the condition on its own row. Values are never merged across conditions or across sources, never averaged, and never interpolated between two rows. An em dash means no value on file — never zero. Figures are converted to the unit in the column header; the source’s own wording is kept and shown where the two differ. ## Looking for this grade under another name? Search the catalogue by designation, material number or composition — every name on this page is itself a way in. [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=011dc679-85b4-4e44-a53c-4774201f28e7&designation=39116244-0af0-4afa-8d67-4a5cf9fed6ab "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/gb/q460ne.pdf "Datasheet as PDF")