Material specification sheet
Saarstahl - 52CrMoV4 (51CrMoV4)
Material No.:                   Former brand name:                      International steel grades:
1.7701                          F4K                                     BS:
                                                                        AFNOR:            51CDV4
                                                                        SAE:
Material group:                 Hot rolled steel for springs suitable for quenching and tempering ac-
                                cording to DIN 17221
Chemical                              C             Si           Mn                Cr           Mo       V
composition:
(Typical analysis in %)              0,50          0,25         0,90               1,10       0,25      0,10
Application:                    Hot rolled steel for springs for highly strained springs suitable for
                                quenching and tempering, as leaf springs and helical vehicle
                                springs, stabilisers vehicle, torsion bars, cup springs.
Hot forming and                 Hot forming:                                     1050 - 850°C
heat treatment:                 Hot deformation:                                  920 - 830°C
                                Normalising:                                      850 - 880°C/air
                                Soft annealing:                                   640 - 680°C/furnace
                                Hardening:                                        830 - 860°C/oil
                                Tempering:                                        430 - 500°C/air
Mechanical                      Treated for cold shearability +S:                 max. 280 HB
Properties:                     Soft annealed +A:                                 max. 248 HB
                                Spheroidized annealed - GKZ (+AC)                 max. 225 HB
                                Core hardness after quenching:                    min. 54 HRC
                                Hardened and tempered, H+A, 16 mm flat steel bars, 25 mm bars
0,2% proof stress
Rp0,2 [N/mm²]                                                          min. 1200
Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]                                         1400 - 1700
Fracture elongation A5 [%]                                              min. 6
Reduction of area Z [%]                                                 min. 30
Notch impact energy ISO-V [J]                                           min. 6