Mat.No. 1.7243, DIN 18CrMo4

Designation by Standards

Chemical Composition (in weight %)

Description
Alloy special steel.

Applications
Case hardening steels: Gear components of all kind and cog wheels. Open die steel forgings for general engineering purposes. 

Physical properties (avarage values) at ambient temperature
Modulus of elasticity [10³ x N/mm²]: 210 
Density [g/cm³]: 7.85
Thermal conductivity [W/m.K]: 20.0 

Soft Annealing
Heat to 680-700^oC, cool slowly ib furnace. This will produce a maximum Brinell hardness of 207.

Normalizing
Normalizing temperature: 860-900^oC.

Hardening
Harden from a temperature of 850-880^oC followed by oil or water quenching. Hardness after quenching is 39-47 HRC.

Tempering
Tempering temperature: 595-700^oC.

Forging
Hot forming temperature: 1100-850^oC. 

Machinability
No data.

Forms manufactured: Please see the Dimensional Sales Program. 

Disclaimer
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