Steel for carburizing sheet 16MnCr5 / 1.7131 / 18ХГ

Sheet carburizing steel grade 16MnCr5 complies with European standard EN10084. Refers to low-carbon steels, with a carbon content of 0.17 to 0.22%. Some properties of the material are provided by the content of silicon, manganese and chromium.

Special properties

To obtain some characteristics, steel carburizing is performed – a thermal process surface diffusion saturation of it with carbon. This allows the material to acquire sufficient hardness and wear resistance.

Carburizing of metal is carried out at a temperature of 880 to 980 degrees. At the end of the process, hardening is performed, causing the formation, in the surface layer, of the martensite phase, and subsequent tempering. Surface hardening of steel occurs at a temperature of 780 to 820 degrees, and tempering – from 150 to 200 degrees.

As a result, EN10084 acquires high weather resistance, shape stability, strength, durability. The steel is easily amenable to various types of processing.

Applications

Sheet steel 16MnCr5 is successfully used in the production of pipes, bent profile products, body elements cars, equipment for the chemical industry, electrical cabinets, building structures, building facade finishing elements.

Chemical composition of steel 16MnCr5

Mechanical properties of steel 16MnCr5