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Steel grades

The chemistry of every grade we forge to specification. Search for the grade on your drawing; if it is not listed, send us the specification.

29
Grades
5
Families
Certified per heat
Chemistry

Composition in per cent by weight. A blank cell indicates a figure we have not published.
Grade Family %C%Mn%S%P%Si%Cr%Ni%Mo Enquire
CL-2 Carbon steel 0.15–0.250.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.15–0.35 Use this grade
CL-3 Carbon steel 0.25–0.350.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.15–0.35 Use this grade
CL-4 Carbon steel 0.40–0.500.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.15–0.35 Use this grade
C-25 Carbon steel 0.25–0.350.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.05–0.35 Use this grade
C-35 Carbon steel 0.30–0.400.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.05–0.35 Use this grade
C-40 Carbon steel 0.35–0.450.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.05–0.35 Use this grade
C-45 Carbon steel 0.40–0.500.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.05–0.35 Use this grade
C-60 Carbon steel 0.57–0.650.50–0.80≤ 0.045≤ 0.0450.15–0.35 Use this grade
45C8 Carbon steel 0.40–0.500.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.15–0.35 Use this grade
35C8 Carbon steel 0.30–0.400.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.15–0.35 Use this grade
CK-35 Carbon steel 0.32–0.390.50–0.80≤ 0.035≤ 0.035≤ 0.40 Use this grade
CK-45 Carbon steel 0.42–0.500.50–0.80≤ 0.035≤ 0.0350.15–0.35 Use this grade
EN-8 Carbon steel 0.35–0.450.50–0.80≤ 0.060≤ 0.0600.05–0.35 Use this grade
EN-9 Carbon steel 0.50–0.600.50–0.80≤ 0.060≤ 0.0600.05–0.35 Use this grade
AISI-1015 Carbon steel 0.13–0.190.30–0.60≤ 0.050≤ 0.040≤ 0.10 Use this grade
AISI-1045 Carbon steel 0.43–0.500.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0400.10–0.20 Use this grade
EN-18 Alloy steel 0.35–0.450.60–0.95≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.10–0.350.85–1.15 Use this grade
EN-41B Alloy steel 0.35–0.45≤ 0.65≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.10–0.351.40–1.80≤ 0.400.10–0.25 Use this grade
10CrNiMo6 Case hardening 0.08–0.130.30–0.60≤ 0.025≤ 0.0250.15–0.351.00–1.401.40–1.800.25–0.35 Use this grade
17CrNiMo6 Case hardening 0.14–0.190.30–0.60≤ 0.025≤ 0.0250.10–0.401.40–1.701.40–1.700.25–0.35 Use this grade
EN-353 Case hardening ≤ 0.200.50–1.00≤ 0.050≤ 0.050≤ 0.350.75–1.251.00–1.500.08–0.15 Use this grade
42CrMo4 Cr-Mo 0.38–0.450.50–0.80≤ 0.030≤ 0.035≤ 0.400.90–1.200.15–0.70 Use this grade
EN-19 Cr-Mo 0.35–0.450.50–0.80≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.10–0.350.90–1.500.20–0.40 Use this grade
4130 Cr-Mo 0.28–0.330.40–0.60≤ 0.025≤ 0.0250.15–0.350.80–1.100.15–0.25 Use this grade
4140 Cr-Mo 0.38–0.430.75–1.00≤ 0.0400.15–0.350.80–1.100.15–0.25 Use this grade
709M40 Cr-Mo 0.36–0.440.70–1.00≤ 0.0400.10–0.400.90–1.200.25–0.35 Use this grade
817M40 Ni-Cr-Mo 0.36–0.440.45–0.70≤ 0.0400.10–0.401.00–1.400.20–0.35 Use this grade
34CrNiMo6 Ni-Cr-Mo 0.30–0.380.50–0.80≤ 0.035≤ 0.035≤ 0.401.30–1.701.30–1.700.15–0.30 Use this grade
EN-24 Ni-Cr-Mo 0.36–0.440.60–0.90≤ 0.050≤ 0.0500.10–0.351.35–1.65 Use this grade

Figures are the specification ranges for each grade. The chemistry supplied with your part is that of its own heat, as recorded on the test certificate.

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