Application• Gears subjected to high stresses, diverse parts subject to wear and fatigue in service.
• In the quenched and tempered condition: safety-critical parts.Characteristics• High mechanical properties.
• Good fatigue strength.
• After carburising, quenching and tempering, the surface hardness is around 730 HV.
• Good toughness of the carburised layer.
• For some carburising applications, oil quenching can be replaced with gas pressure quenching in order to minimise distortion due to the heat treatment.All Grades Comparison
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DIN
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EN
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1.6660
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20NiCrMo13-4
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Quality StandardEN 10084 2008 Case hardening steelsChemical Composition(%)
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C
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Mn
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Si
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P
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S
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Cr
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Ni
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Mo
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0.17-0.22
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0.30-0.60
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0.40 max
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0.025 max
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0.035 max
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0.80-1.20
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3.00-3.50
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0.30-0.50
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Hardness requirements for products delivered in the conditions
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Process
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Hardness
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treated to improve shearability
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277HB max
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soft annealed
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255HB max
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treated to hardness range
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207HB-255HB
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treated to ferrite-pearlite structure and hardness range
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197HB-241HB
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Conditions for heat treating test bars and treatment of the steels:
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Process
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Temperatures (oC)
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End quench test
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850
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Carburizing
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880-980
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Core-hardening
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825-880
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Case-hardening
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800-850
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Tempering
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150-250
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Mill′s test certificate:EN 10204/3.1 with all relevant data reg. chem. composition, mech. properties and results of testing.