1.7160 (16MnCrB5)

Classification

Country Section Category
Germany Structural, Pressure Vessel and Engineering Steels Cr-Si, Cr-Mn, Cr-Mn-B, Cr-Si-Mn

Chemical composition

Standard Fe, % Si, % B, % Mn, % Cr, % P, % C, % S, %
96.945–98.0592 < 0.4 0.0008–0.005 1–1.3 0.8–1.1 < 0.025 0.14–0.19 < 0.035

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Mechanical properties at 20 °C

Rolling Standard Size, mm Tension Classifiers $$\sigma _{U}$$, $$MPa$$ $$\psi$$, % Treatment
< 16 1000 59–64
annealing, carbide spheroidization 550

Brinell hardness number

Rolling Standard Classifiers Value, HBW
annealing, soft 207
specified strength 156–207
specified strength, ferrite-pearlite composition 140–187
normalization 138–187

Standards

Standard Description
EN 10084
EN 10263-3

Description of chemical elements

Element Units of measurement Description
Fe % Iron
Si % Silicon
B % Bor
Mn % Manganese
Cr % Chrome
P % Phosphorus
C % Carbon
S % Sulfur

Description of mechanical properties

Parameter Units of measurement Description
$$\sigma _{U}$$ $$MPa$$ Ultimate tensile strength
$$\psi$$ % Reduction in cross section on fracture