Quality 40NiCrMoV16 KU

According to standards UNI 2955 pt.4:1982 Lucefin Group

Number --
Chemical composition
C% Si% Mn% P% S% Cr% Mo% Ni% V%
max max Permissible
0,35-0,45 0,10-0,40 0,35-0,75 0,030 0,030 1,60-2,00 0,40-0,60 3,40-4,10 0,05-0,25 deviations on
± 0.02 ± 0.03 ± 0.04 + 0.005 + 0.005 ± 0.05 ± 0.05 ± 0.07 ± 0.02 the product
Temperature °C
Hot forming Quenching Tempering Stress relieving Annealing must be done
annealing after machining and before
1100-900 Pre-heating to 680 Immediately after quenching 630 furnace cooling quenching
pause, after 880 550-630 air to 350 after,
oil, polymer, forced air minimum 2 cycles air
or salt bath 480
Soft Isothermal Annealed + C Preheating Stress relieving
annealing annealing cold-drawn welding after welding
650 810 furnace cooling -- 350 650 furnace cooling
air to 610 pause, furnace AC1 AC3 MS Mf
(HB max 277) cooling to 580 after, air (HB max 305) 680 785 290 70
Mechanical and physical properties
Table of tempering after quenching at 880 °C in oil
HB 577 577 560 543 512 496 468 455 442 432 409 381 353 381
HRC 56 56 55 54 52 51 49 48 47 46 44 41 38 41
N/mm2 2160 2160 2070 2010 1880 1820 1700 1640 1580 1520 1430 1300 1180 1300
Tempering at °C 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Depending on machining depth on the die, Depth mm 20 50 100
following hardness values are recommended HRC 43-46 37-40 30-36
Thermal expansion [ m/(m●K)] ●10-6 -- 11.7 12.5 13.0 13.4 13.7 13.8
Modulus of elasticity longitudinal N/mm2 208000 -- -- -- -- -- --
Modulus of elasticity tangential N/mm2 79000 -- -- -- -- -- --
Testing at °C 20 100 200 300 400 500 600
Specific heat capacity Density Thermal conductivity Specific electric resist. Conductivity
J/(Kg●K) Kg/dm3 W/(m●K) Ohm●mm2/m Siemens●m/mm2
460 7.84 33 0.30 3.33

Hot Work Tool Steels

Is used for medium and large-sized dies, due to its remarkable hardenability. It is supplied in the annealed condition so
that it may be easily engraved before quenching and tempering. After quenching and tempering, it has a very high level
of toughness. This steel is self-hardening and high resistance values are achieved, even with air cooling. This
characteristic is very useful
when deformations have to be avoided (dies for plastic moulds). For large-sized parts, when good mechanical test
results are required, even at significant depths, quenching is carried out either in polymer or oil. Tempering must be
carried out immediately after this operation.
A pause at 680-700 °C is recommended during heating for hardening, to uniform the temperature, before heating to
880 °C, follone by cooling in forced air, oil or polymer or baths at 480 °C.
It is used for punch tools, hot-work rollers and hot-forming dies.