Material 1.7160

Case hardening steel

The material 1.7160 / 16MnCrB5 is a chromium-manganese alloyed case-hardening steel and is very often used in vehicle construction.
The material owes its properties to the added boron.
Boron ensures increased hardenability.

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Standards

HDIN / EN	US-Standard	AFNOR	UNI	JIS	request
16MnCrB5					request

Material Category: Case hardening steel

Applications

Parts subject to wear and tear, e.g. B. Gears, piston pins, camshafts, planers and other vehicle and machine parts

Heat Treatment

The soft annealing should take place at a temperature between 650 - 700 C°.
If you want to case harden this material, the temperature should
be between 880 and 980 C°. Then the material must
1.7131 can be quenched in oil or polymer solution.

Weldability

16MnCrB5 is usually weldable.

Chemical Composition

C %	Si %	Mn %	P %	S %	B %	Cr %
0,14 - 0,19	max 0,40	1,00 - 1,30	max 0,025	max 0,035	0,0008 - 0,0050	0,80 - 1,10

Product Specifications

DIN EN 10084
DIN EN 10263-3
DIN EN ISO 683-3
DIN EN 10277-4

Mechanical Properties

DIN EN 10084	Härte HBW
behandelt auf Härtespanne	156 - 207
behandelt auf Ferrit-Perlit Gefüge und Härtespanne	140 - 187
normalgeglüht	138 - 187
weichgeglüht	max 207

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