Case-hardening steel

Case-hardening steels are intended for components requiring a hard, wear-resistant surface combined with a tough and ductile core.

Their low-carbon composition enables carburizing and subsequent heat treatment to achieve high surface hardness while maintaining good core strength and toughness.

The steels provide good machinability and are suitable for forging, machining, and controlled thermochemical treatment processes.

Typical applications include gears, shafts, pins, bushings, transmission components, and other dynamically loaded machine parts.

Carbon grades

EN Designation W.Nr. EN Production standard DIN Other
C10 1.0301 EN 10277-2 Ck10 AISI/SAE 1011
C10E 1.1121 EN 10084 Ck10 -
C10R 1.1207 EN 10277-2 Ck10 -
C15 1.0401 EN 10277-2 Ck15 -
C15E 1.1141 EN 10084 Ck15 AISI/SAE 1015
C15R 1.1140 EN 10084 Ck15 -

Manganese-Chromium grades

EN Designation W.Nr. EN Production standard DIN Other
16MnCr5 1.7131 EN 10084 16MnCr5 SAE 5115
16MnCrB5 1.7160 EN 10084 17210 ZF6
16MnCrS5 1.7139 EN 10084 - SAE 5117
16MnCrV7-7 1.8195 - - SEW 605
20MnCr5 1.7147 EN 10084 20MnCr5 -
20MnCrS5 1.7149 EN 10084 - -
20MnCrS5+B 1.7149 mod. EN 10084 - -

Chromium grades

EN Designation W.Nr. EN Production standard DIN Other
17Cr3 1.7016 EN 10084 17Cr3 -
28Cr4 1.7030 EN 10084 28Cr4 -

Chromium-Molybdenum grades

EN Designation W.Nr. EN Production standard DIN Other
18CrMo4 1.7243 EN 10084 18CrMo4 -
20CrMo5 1.7264 EN 10084 20CrMo5 -
20CrMoS5 1.7264 EN 10084 20CrMoS5 -
20MoCr4 1.7321 EN 10084 20MoCr4 -
20MoCrS4 1.7323 EN 10084 20MoCrS4 -
25MoCrS4 1.7326 - 17210 -

Chromium-Nickel grades

EN Designation W.Nr. EN Production standard DIN Other
15NiCr13 1.5752 EN 10084 - -
15NiCr13+S 1.5752 mod. EN 10084 - -
16NiCrS4 1.5715 EN 10084 - SAE 3115
17CrNi6-6 1.5918 EN 10084 15CrNi6 -
17CrNiS6-6 1.5919 EN 10084 17210 AISI 3115
18CrNi8 1.5920 EN 10084 17210 -
20CrNi4 - - - UNI 7846

Chromium-Nickel-Molybdenum grades

EN Designation W.Nr. EN Production standard DIN Other
17NiCrMo6-4 1.6566 en 10084 - UNI 7846
17NiCrMoS6-4 1.6569 EN 10084 - UNI 7846
18CrNiMo7-6 1.6587 EN 10084 17CrNiMo6 -
18CrNiMo7-6+S 1.6587 mod. EN 10084 17CrNiMo6+S -
20NiCrMo2-2 1.6523 EN 10084 21NiCrMo2 -
20NiCrMoS2-2 1.6526 EN 10084 20NiCrMoS2-2 -
20NiMoCr6-5 1.6757 EN 10084 - -
28MnCrNiB - - 21NiCrMo2

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