Alphanumeric

designation

Numerical
designation

Standard
reference

36CrNiMo4

1.6511

EN 10083-1:1998

Chemical composition
( % mass )

heat
product

Mn

Si max

Rev
01

Correspondences
Germany

United Kingdom

France

Spain

Italy

United States

P max

S max

Cr

0,32-0,4
0,4
0,5-0,8
0,035
0,035
0,9-1,2
0,3-0,42
0,43
0,46-0,84
0,04
0,04
0,85-1,25
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ( T=20C if not differently stated )

Young modulus
[ N/mm2 ]

Poisson
modulus

Bulk modulus
[ N/mm2 ]

Density
[ kg/dm3 ]

205000

0,29

140000

7,85

Date
11-18-07

Mo

Ni

0,15-0,3
0,12-0,33

0,9-1,2
0,85-1,25

Linear thermal expansion coefficient

[ m/m C ]
T=20C
T=250C
T=500C
T=1000C
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Heat treatment
state

MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS ( T=20C if not differently stated )

Rod diameter
Rm
A5
Rp0.2
[ mm ]
[N/mm2]
[%]
[N/mm2]

SOFT ANNEALED

838 max

ISOTHERMAL
ANNEALED
QUENCHED AND
TEMPERED

KV
[J]

248 max

16
16 < d 40
40 < d 100
100< d 160
160 < d 250

1200-1400
1100-1300
1000-1200
900-1000
800-950

DESCRIPTION/APPLICATIONS
Quench and tempering special CrNiMo steel, preserved in EN
10083 in the 1998 year issue but excluded in 2006 year issue,
characterized by high tensile strength and high toughness. It
is suitable to the manufacture of components of maximum
thickness equal to 100 mm meanly or strongly stressed and
even with a complicated geometry (shafts, camshafts, axles,
levers, connecting rods, rocker arms, gear wheels). To
improve the workability at the machines tools it can be booked
with the addition of Pb, Ca and re-sulphurized (S0,1%). The
use of added Pb or re-sulphurized steels involves a worsening
of the tensile strength characteristics along the transversal, of
the impact strength and of the fatigue strength. Advised
austenitic grain dimension > 5 according to UNI 3245 (similar
to ASTM E 112-82)
Surface hardening according to
INDUCTIONHARDNESS 1.x and LASERHARDNESS 1.x
Thermochemically manageable according to
CASEHARDENING 1.x
Sizing and checking of effective
hardening thickness according to
DEEPHARDNESS 1.x and DEEPHARDNESS 2.x
HEAT TREATMENT AND HOT PLASTIC
DEFORMATION TEMPERATURES
Cooling
TEMPERATURE C
medium
Hot plastic
850-1100
deformation
Normalization
850-880
air

HB
[N/mm2]

1000 min
9 min
900 min
10 min
45 min
800 min
11 min
45 min
700 min
12 min
45 min
600 min
13 min
45 min
HARDENABILITY: MEDIUM/HIGH; steel available in
HH; HL

353-409
324-382
295-353
265-295
238-280
the classes H;

WELDABILITY : LOW
ADVISED WELDING PROCESSES
SMAW B (basic); GMAW; GTAW; PAW; LBW*; EBW* ( *on vacuum-sealed
outgased steels )
ADVISED WELDING PROCEEDINGS
1. f.m. at low C + Tp** + TB or PWHT
2. austenitic f.m. + Tp ( 150 C )
3. f.m. Ni base alloy + Tp ( 150 C ) + PWHT
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS


multipass welding


HD reduction ( 5 ); reconditioning of electrodes


edges cleaning


reduction of the degree of the joint constraint


Rd reduction


single layer buttering technique advised
LEGEND
Tp : preheat minimum temperature[ C ] ; HD : diffusible hydrogen [
ml/100g ]; Rd : dilution rapport [ % ] ; d : combined thickness
[
mm ] ; Q :heat input[ kJ/mm ] ; f.m. : filler metal; TB : temper beads ;
PWHT : post-welding heat treatment
WARNING
Critical weldability for added Pb or re-sulphurized grades

Soft annealing

650-680

air

Isothermal
annealing

d [ mm ]

Tp** [ C ]

d [ mm ]

Tp** [ C ]

Hardening

830-860

oil

130

25

260

Tempering

540-560

air

12

215

50

285