Quality X20Cr13 AISI 420 Martensitic

According to standards EN 10088-3: 2005 Lucefin Group

Number 1.4021
Chemical composition
C% Si% Mn% P% S% Cr%
max max max max Permissible
0,16-0,25 1,00 1,50 0,040 0,030 12,0-14,0 deviations on the
± 0.02 + 0.05 + 0.04 + 0.005 + 0.005 ± 0.15 product

Temperature °C
Melting range Hot forming Normalizing Quenching Tempering Welding
1460-1490 1150-880 900-980 950-1050 I°700 Preheating stress
air oil or polymer II° 650 300 relieving
700
Stress Soft Full Spheroidizing
relieving annealing annealing
150-250 740-820 air 870-900 slow cooling 860 furnace cooling to Ac1 Ac3 Ms Mf
air (HB max 230) (HB 170-200) 650 after air 790 850 240 205
Mechanical properties
Hot rolled EN 10088-3: 2005
size Testing at room temperature (longitudinal)
mm R Rp 0.2 A% Kv +20 °C HB a)
over to N/mm2 N/mm2 min min L J min L max
760 max -- -- -- 230 +A annealed
160 700-850 500 13 25 -- +QT quenched and tempered R 700
160 800-950 600 12 20 -- +QT quenched and tempered R 800
a)
only for guidance
Cold processed bright bars EN 10088-3: 2005 in conditions 2H, 2B, 2G, 2P
size Testing at room temperature (longitudinal)
mm R HB a) R Rp 0.2 A% A% Kv +20 °C Kv +20 °C
over to N/mm2 max max N/mm2 N/mm2 min min L min T J min L J min T
10 b) 910 290 750-1000 600 8 -- -- --
10 16 910 290 750-1000 550 8 -- -- --
16 40 850 260 700-950 500 10 -- 25 --
40 63 800 250 700-900 500 12 -- 25 --
63 160 760 230 700-850 500 13 -- 25 --
+A annealed +QT 700 quenching and tempering
a)
for information only
b) In the range 1 mm < d < 5 mm valid only for rounds – the mechanical properties of non round bars with thicknesses < 5 mm have to be

agreed at the time of enquiry and order.

Work-hardness by Cold drawing
R N/mm2 600 670 750 800 850 880 900 930
Rp 0.2 N/mm2 350 500 620 650 740 800 820 840
A % 36 22 15 14 12 11 10 9
C % 58 52 42 36 34 33 32 30
Reduction % 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Table of tempering values at room temperature for round Ø 10 mm after quenching at 970 °C in oil
R N/mm2 1620 1600 1560 1540 1550 1570 1500 1230 910 780 700
Rp 0.2 N/mm 2 1330 1290 1270 1260 1260 1250 1200 910 680 590 560
A % 10.5 12.0 13.0 12.0 11.5 10.5 12.0 15.0 17.0 20.0 22.0
Kv J 24 26 27 26 19 18 16 19 25 33 50
Tempering at °C 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Min. val. for the 0.2% proof strength at high temperature EN 10088-3: 2005 EN 10250-4: 2001
Rp 0.2 N/mm2 -- 460 445 430 415 395 365 330 levels +QT 700 Hot rolled &
Rp 0.2 N/mm2 -- 515 495 475 460 440 405 355 levels +QT 800 Forged
Testing at °C 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
X20Cr 13 AISI 420 Lucefin Group
Forged EN 10250-4: 2001
Testing at room temperature (longitudinal)
size d / t R Rp 0.2 A% A% Kv +20 °C Kv +20 °C
over to N/mm2 N/mm2 min min L min T J min L J min T
-- 760 max -- -- -- -- -- +A annealed
250/160 700-850 500 13 -- 25 -- +QT quenched and tempered R 700
250/160 800-950 600 12 -- 20 -- +QT quenched and tempered R 800
d = diameter t = thickness

Thermal expansion [ m/(m●K)] ●10-6 -- 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.0 -- -- --

Modulus of elasticity longitudinal N/mm2 216000 213000 207000 200000 192000 -- -- -- --
Modulus of elasticity tangential N/mm2 96000 95000 92000 89000 86000 -- -- -- --
Specific electric resistivity Ohm●mm2/m 0.60 -- 0.69 -- 0.86 -- -- 1.03 1.17
Conductivity Siemens●m/mm2 1.67 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Creep rupture strength 10.000 h R N/mm2 -- -- -- -- -- 147 74 33 --
Yield 10.000 h Rp 0.1 N/mm2 -- -- -- -- -- 93 44 17 --
Creep rupture strength 100.000 h R N/mm2 -- -- -- -- -- 103 44 18 --
Yield 100.000 h Rp 0.1 N/mm2 -- -- -- -- -- 64 25 10 --
Specific heat capacity J/(Kg●K) 460 -- 500 -- 590 -- -- 720 860
Mean coefficient of linear expansion 10–6/°K -- 10.5 10.8 11.5 11.6 12.0 -- 12.2 12.7
Testing at °C 20 100 200 300 400 500 550 600 800
Density Thermal conductivity W/(m●K) Magnetic permeability Resistence to hot oxidation
Kg/dm3 20 °C 200 °C 400 °C 600 °C 800 °C µr
7.70 25.1 26.5 27.7 27.4 25.0 -- up to 650 °C

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