16MnCr5

DELIVERY CONDITION
Annealed .

PROPERTIES AND MOST COMMON APPLICATIONS

Steel for small section case hardened pieces, requiring a hard surface and a tough core (core hardness between
85 kg/mm2 and 115 kg/m2). It is weldable. Its most common applications are for the manufacturing of pinions,
gear shafts and shafts.

DIMENSIONS IN STOCK MM.

200-470

APPLICABLE STANDARD
EN 10084

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
C Mn Si P S Cr

MIN 0,14 1,00 0,80

MAX 0,19 1,30 0,40 0,025 0,035 1,10

HEAT TREATMENTS - APPROXIMATE TEMPERATURES

Annealed ºC Quenched ºC Tempered ºC

670-700 860 - 900 150-200

Oil

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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Mechanical properties at room temperature in annealed condition.

Maximun hardness
207 HB

APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENT STANDARDS

EN DIN Nº STAND UNE STAS AFNOR BS UNI AISI/SAE GOST

16MnCr5 16MnCr5 1.7131 F1516 16MC5 527M17 16MnCr5 5117 18ХГ

COLOUR CODE

TEMPERING DIAGRAM

Rm - Rp 0,2
N/mm2
1500
1450
1400
1350
1300 Rm
A5 Z
1250 % %
1200 28 75
1150 Rp 0,2 26 70
1100 KCU 24 65
1050 Z joule 22 60
1000 100 20 55
950 90 18 50
900 80 16 45
850 Capa endurecida 70 14 40
800 60 12 35
A5
750 50 10 30
700 40 8 25
KCU
650 30 6 20
600 20 4 15

100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Tempering temperature ºC
Treatment: in Ø 11 mm Hardness: 850ºC oil Annealing for 2 hours

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TTT DIAGRAM

ºC
900
Ac 3 840 º
800
Ac 1 740 º
700
� 8
15
600
19

500

400 33

300 M� 390º

200

100

10´´ 15´´ 30´´ 1’ 2’ 5’ 10’ 15 30’ 1h 2h 4h 8h 15h 24h

10 102 103 104 Seconds

Time
Test block: Ø 8 Austenisation: 870ºC per 1/2 hour

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