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Table 8 Selection of steels suitable for cold extrusion
Short designation of material Material no. Notes
UQSt 36-2 (Muk 7)
Ma 8 (Mbk 6)
1.0204
1.0303
Later treatment possible if necessary. Steels with no further heat
treatment
Steels with particularly
low C content = 0.05%
Only relevant magnetic properties affect selection.
Steels for later heat treatment
unalloyed Ck 10
Cq 15
1.1121
1.1132
Also C10, C15 and Ck 15 if required Case hard-
ened steels
alloyed 15 Cr 3
16 MnCr 5
20 MnCr 5
15 CrNi 6
17 CrNiMo 6
20 MoCr 4
1.7015
1.7131
1.7147
1.5919
1.6587
1.7321
C contents generally below 0.25%; the core strength is heavily
influenced by the alloy elements.
unalloyed
Cq 22
Cq 35
Cq 45
1.1152
1.1172
1.1197
Quenched
and tempered
steels
alloyed
34 Cr 4
37 Cr 4
41 Cr 4
25 CrMo 4
34 CrMo 4
42 CrMo 4
34 CrNiMo 6
1.7033
1.7034
1.7035
1.7218
1.7220
1.7225
1.6582
Also C 35 and C 45 if necessary
Quenching and tempering can be used to reach the tensile
strength required for a certain application, with sufficient
toughness. The hardenability depends upon the composition;
with unalloyed materials the C and Mn contents determine the
material properties which can be achieved when quenching and
tempering (oil or water hardening must be agreed on when
ordering). With high degrees of deformation, high strengths can
also be achieved with no subsequent heat treatment. Steels with
a guaranteed Cr content, e.g. 38 Crl, 46 Crl, 38 Cr2, 46 Cr2, are
easier to quench and temper but do not necessarily have a better
deformability than steels with no guaranteed Cr content; for this
reason they are not listed in this table. A special check should
always be made to see whether they need to be used.
ferritic
X 7 Cr 13
X 10 Cr 13
X 22 CrNi 17
X 12 CrMoS 17
1.4000
1.4006
1.4057
1.4104
heat treatable
heat treatable
heat treatable
heat treatable
Corrosion-
resistant
steels
austenitic
X 5 CrNi 18 9
X 2 CrNi 18 9
X 2 NiCr 18 16
X 5 CrNiMo 18 10
X 10 CrNiTi 18 9
X 10 CrNiMoTi 18 10
X 2 CrNiMo 18 12
1.4301
1.4306
1.4321
1.4401
1.4541
1.4571
1.4435
with higher degrees of deformation
in special cases