1.7233 (42CrMo5-6)

Classification

Country	Section	Category
Country	Section	Category
Germany	Structural, Pressure Vessel and Engineering Steels	Cr-Mo with Mo < 0.35%, Cr-Mo-B

Chemical composition

Standard	Fe, %	Si, %	Mn, %	Cr, %	P, %	C, %	S, %	Mo, %
Standard	Fe, %	Si, %	Mn, %	Cr, %	P, %	C, %	S, %	Mo, %
EN 10269	96.18–97.51	< 0.4	0.4–0.7	1.2–1.5	< 0.035	0.39–0.45	< 0.035	0.5–0.7

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Mechanical properties at 20 °C

Rolling	Standard	Size, mm	Tension	Classifiers	$\sigma _{U}$ , $MPa$	$\sigma_{0.2}$ , $MPa$	$\epsilon_L$ , %	$\psi$ , %	$KV_{L}$ , $J$	Treatment
Rolling	Standard	Size, mm	Tension	Classifiers	$\sigma _{U}$ , $MPa$	$\sigma_{0.2}$ , $MPa$	$\epsilon_L$ , %	$\psi$ , %	$KV_{L}$ , $J$	Treatment
				moderate hardening	850–1060	640–700	16	50	40–50

Brinell hardness number

Rolling	Standard	Classifiers	Value, HBW
Rolling	Standard	Classifiers	Value, HBW
		annealing, soft	241
		improved machinability	255

Standards

Standard	Description
Standard	Description
EN 10269

Description of chemical elements

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

Description of mechanical properties

Parameter	Units of measurement	Description
Parameter	Units of measurement	Description
$\sigma_{0.2}$	$MPa$	Tensile stress required to produce a total elongation of 0.2%
$\sigma _{U}$	$MPa$	Ultimate tensile strength
$\epsilon_L$	%	Elongation at break (longitudinal)
$\psi$	%	Reduction in cross section on fracture
$KV_{L}$	$J$	Impact energy (longitudinal)