CASE HARDENING STEEL
18CrNiMo7-6 (1.6587)
Excellence in Specialty Steel
Material Designation Standards
1.6587 DIN EN DIN EN ISO 683-3
DIN EN 10084 Quality
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 50001
Chemical Composition Mass-% - Approvals acc. to
C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Mo Cu standards like ABS,
BV, DNV ...
min. 0,15 - 0,50 - - 1,50 1,40 0,25 -
- Customer specific
max. 0,21 0,40 0,90 0,025 0,035 1,80 1,70 0,35 0,4
approval certificates
Customer specific restrictions upon request
Innovation
Properties Application Area - Fully automated
ultrasonic testing up
18CrNiMo7-6 is a low alloy case hardening steel Case-hardened components with the highest to dia. 1000 mm
with good machinability. requirements for fatigue strength and surface - CO2-reduction by
wear resistance. innovative heat
treatment solutions
Delivery Condition
annealed (+A), max. 229 HBW Typical Applications
Ferrite-perlite annealed and treated to Drive pinions
hardness range (+FP), 159 - 207 HBW Ring gears Flexibility
treated to hardness range (+TH), Gear wheels - Product range from
179 - 229 HBW Shafts fine wire to forging
cold shearable (+S), max. 255 HBW - Directly from stock
pre-quenched and tempered (+QT), max. close at hand
229 HBW
Individuality
Mechanical Properties Typical reference values for blank hardness samples1 - Dimensions
- Tolerances
Diameter d Yield strength Tensile Reduction of Elongation Impact toughness - Surface qualities
strength area at 20 °C - Delivery conditions
[mm] [N/mm²] [N/mm²] [%] [%] [J] Charpy-V
30 785 ≥ 1080 8 35 40
40 ≤ d ≤ 160 785 ≥ 1080 8 35 40
Your personal
> 160 785 ≥ 1080 8 25 25
1
Dimension-dependent values of the mechanical properties are not specified in DIN EN ISO 683-3. The above values are based on the outdated DIN 17210. contact:
Heat treatment Typical values acc. to DIN EN ISO 683-3
Temperature [°C] Cooling medium
Carburization 880 - 980 Air
BGH Edelstahl-
werke GmbH
Direct hardening 810 - 850 Oil, polymer, warmbath
Am Stahlwerk 1
Double hardening 830 - 870 (Core hardening temperature) Oil, polymer, warmbath 01705 Freital
780 - 820 (Case hardening temperature) Oil, polymer, warmbath +49 351 646-0
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Tempering 150 - 200 (min. 1h) Air
The information contained in this data sheet is unbinding and serves as a first orientation. Liability is excluded, errors and printing mistakes are reserved.
CASE HARDENING STEEL
18CrNiMo7-6 (1.6587)
Excellence in Specialty Steel
Hardenability
Quality
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 50001
- Approvals acc. to
standards like ABS,
BV, DNVGL ...
- Customer specific
approval certificates
Innovation
- Fully automated
ultrasonic testing up
to dia. 1000 mm
- CO2-reduction by
innovative heat
treatment solutions
Flexibility
Narrowed hardenability scatter bands for upper (+HH) and lower limit curve (+HL) for Jominy face - Product range from
quench test according to DIN EN ISO 683-3. fine wire to forging
- Directly from stock
close at hand
Individuality
- Dimensions
- Tolerances
- Surface qualities
- Delivery conditions
Your personal
contact:
BGH Edelstahl-
werke GmbH
Am Stahlwerk 1
01705 Freital
+49 351 646-0
[Link]
The information contained in this data sheet is unbinding and serves as a first orientation. Liability is excluded, errors and printing mistakes are reserved.
