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Specification: EN9 – 070M55

Colour Code: Green

Availability:

Black Round Bar: 20mm diameter to 400mm diameter

Characteristics:

This material is the highest carbon steel available from special steel merchants in South Africa for
general use
Heat treatment only to limited ruling sections
It lends itself to induction hardening and shorterising (flame hardening)
Care should be taken that hardened components are properly tempered after quenching in water as
the material can become “glass hard” and brittle
Should small components require a “glass hard” surface, temper by boiling in brine for 30 minutes
minimum. Brine of 9% salt in water is required
This steel is also used to make machine collets. After quenching, ensure that the components are
tempered three times (spring tempering)
Machinability is good but allow 6% on outside diameter for removal of surface defects
Material can be welded on but is not recommended
Ideal for 45 ton tensile applications
Not recommended for carburising

Typical Applications:

All applications where wear resistance is required

Can be used in the “as forged” condition for bending brake tools
Commonly used for press eccentric shafts and bending brake tools
Also used for shafts, spindles and general machine components including sprockets, cylinders,
cams, crankshafts, small gears, machine tools, keys, grinding balls for ball mills, pulleys, ball race
rings, bolts and nuts
No bolt specifications are applied to this specification
Comparable Specifications:

Din C55
SAE 1060
Deutsche W/No 1.0535
Euro Norm EN 10083-1 (1991) 970 Part 1; C55E.
BS970 Part 1 1983, 070M55
BS970 of 1955 EN9

Chemical Composition (%):

Carbon (C) 0.50 (Min)- 0.60 (Max)

Silicon (Si) 0.10 (Min) – 0.40 (Max)

Manganese (Mn) 0.50 (Min) – 0.90 (Max)

Sulphur (S) Nil (Min) – 0.05 (Max)

Phosphorus (P) Nil (Min) – 0.05 (Max)

Mechanical Properties:

Normalised Condition “R” Condition “S” Condition “T”

Ruling Section
254mm 100mm 65mm 20mm

Tensile Strength
600/700 MPa 690/850 MPa 770/930 MPa 850/1000 MPa

Yield Stress (Min)

310 MPa 415 MPa 480 MPa 570 MPa

Elongation
13% 14% 14% 12%

ISO V Impact
Void Void Void Void

Hardness
201/255 Brinell 201/255 Brinell 223/277 Brinell 248/302 Brinell
Heat Treatment:

Normalise at a temperature of 810C/840CCelsius

Harden in oil from a temperature between 810C/840CCelsius
Temper at a suitable temperature, 550CCelsius for condition “T”, 610CCelsius for condition “S” and
660C Celsius for condition “R”