EN32
Technical Datasheet
    Engineering Steel                                                                                                                             Service. Quality. Value.
    Applications                                                                                    Key features:
•    Gears                                                                                      •   Case hardening steel
•    Spindles                                                                                   •   Low tensile strength
•    Bushes                                                                                     •   Readily machinable & weldable
•    Rollers                                                                                    •   For lightly stressed components
•    Cams
    Product Description                                                                             Machinability
EN32 is a case hardening steel with low tensile strength                                         Readily machinable
and is used in general engineering for the production of
lightly stressed components. The material displays good
weldability and machinability characteristics in the supplied                                       Availability
condition and has a hard wearing surface. EN32 is classed
as an unalloyed low carbon grade.                                                                Round bar, square bar and flat bar
    Tempering                                                                                       Weldability
Tempering is recommended for stress relief and maximum                                           Good.
case toughness. Tempering range from 150-200°C.
    Chemical Composition (weight %)
                              C           Mn             Si            P            S
    min.                     0.10         0.60          0.05
    max.                     0.18         1.00          0.35         0.05         0.05
    Mechanical Properties *
    Tensile Strength N/mm²                              Elongation %                            Impact Izod J                           Impact KCV J
             430                                           18                                       39                                      35
    * blank case hardened. 29m test piece.
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