16MnCr5 is an alloyed case hardening steel used for mechanical engineering components. It has a carbon content between 0.14-0.19% and chromium content between 0.85-1.10%. The steel can be heat treated through processes like hot forging, soft annealing, annealing, normalizing, and stress relieve annealing to achieve different mechanical properties and hardness values ranging from 140-230 HB. Typical transformation temperatures are MS 430°C, AC1 734°C, and AC3 827°C.
16MnCr5 is an alloyed case hardening steel used for mechanical engineering components. It has a carbon content between 0.14-0.19% and chromium content between 0.85-1.10%. The steel can be heat treated through processes like hot forging, soft annealing, annealing, normalizing, and stress relieve annealing to achieve different mechanical properties and hardness values ranging from 140-230 HB. Typical transformation temperatures are MS 430°C, AC1 734°C, and AC3 827°C.
16MnCr5 is an alloyed case hardening steel used for mechanical engineering components. It has a carbon content between 0.14-0.19% and chromium content between 0.85-1.10%. The steel can be heat treated through processes like hot forging, soft annealing, annealing, normalizing, and stress relieve annealing to achieve different mechanical properties and hardness values ranging from 140-230 HB. Typical transformation temperatures are MS 430°C, AC1 734°C, and AC3 827°C.
16MnCr5 is an alloyed case hardening steel used for mechanical engineering components. It has a carbon content between 0.14-0.19% and chromium content between 0.85-1.10%. The steel can be heat treated through processes like hot forging, soft annealing, annealing, normalizing, and stress relieve annealing to achieve different mechanical properties and hardness values ranging from 140-230 HB. Typical transformation temperatures are MS 430°C, AC1 734°C, and AC3 827°C.
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General Information 16MnCr5 is an alloyed case hardening steel used for e.g. mechanical engineering components.The steel can be M-treated in order to optimize the machinability.
For additional Heat Treatment Data, please visit the Heat Treatment Guide.
Similar designations 16MnCrS5
Chemical composition Variant Cast Weldability C% Si % Mn % P% S% Cr % Ni % Mo % V% CEV 0.69max Min 0.14 0.15 1.05 - 0.015 0.85 - - - 234K IC Pcm 0.36max Max 0.19 0.35 1.30 0.020 0.025 1.10 0.20 0.10 0.100
Mechanical Properties Variant Condition Format Dimension [mm] Hardness +U All formats 24 < 190 230 HB typical 234K +A All formats 24 < 190 207 HB typical +FP All formats 24 < 190 140-187 HB Rp0.2 * Reh, ** Rel
Transformation temperatures Temperature °C MS 430 AC1 734 AC3 827
Heat treatment recommendations
Treatment Condition Temperature cycle Cooling/quenching Hot forging +U 850-1200°C Slow or in air
Soft annealing +A 670-710°C Slowly (15°C/h) until 600°C
Stage1: 950-1000°C, quickly to stage 2
Annealing +FP Hold for about 3h. Then cool in air Stage 2: 620-650°C
Normalizing +N 860-890°C In air
Stress relieve annealing +SRA 600-680°C In air
Carburizing +C 880-980°C In air
Quenching +Q 860-900°C In oil or water
Tempering +T 150-200°C In air
Hardenability
45
40 Hardness [HRC]
35
30
25
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Distance [mm] 234K
Other properties (typical values)
Youngs module (GPa) Poisson´s ratio (-) Shear module (GPa) Density (kg/m3) 210 0.3 80 7800 Average CTE 20-300°C Specific heat capacity 50/100°C Thermal conductivity Ambient Electrical resistivityAmbient temperature (µm/m°K) (J/kg°K) temperature (W/m°K) (µΩm) 12 460 - 480 40 - 45 0.20 - 0.25
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