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HEAT TREATMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR

P.Q. 10.12 ISOTHERMAL ANNEALING OF FORGED PARTS

PURPOSE

To define process and structural specifications for isothermal annealing of case

hardening steel forged parts.

REFERENCES

UNI EN 10052 Vocabulary of heat treatment terms for ferrous products

UNI EN ISO 6506-1 Brinell hardness test. Test method
UNI 4227 Metallographic structures of ferrous materials. Terms
and definitions
UNI EN 10084 Case hardening steels. Technical delivery conditions

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HEAT TREATMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR

P.Q. 10.12
ISOTHERMAL ANNEALING OF FORGED PARTS

Heat Process HB
Steel Grade Microstructure
treatment requirements Hardness
18CrMo4 Isothermal Annealing with 140-187 Ferrite and pearlite, fine
annealing isothermal grained with even
20MnCr5 (similar to +FP transformation. 152-201 distribution
in accordance Holding time at Slight band-type formation.
20MoCr4 with EN10084) austenitizing 140-187

20NiCrMo2 temperature at least 149-194 UNACCEPTABLE

1 hour Bainite,martensite or
SAE 8822H Austenitizing at 152-201 Widmannstatten structure.
950°C±10°C Coarse pearlitic-ferritic
19CrNi5 155-207 grain size
20CrNi4 155-207

18NiCrMo5 149-207

21NiCrMo5 149-207

16MnCr5 140-187

16CrMo4 140-187

16CrNi4 156-207

17CrNiMo6 Isothermal Annealing with 159-207

annealing (a) Ferrite and pearlite,
isothermal
16NiCr11 (similar to +FP 156-207 fine grained with even
transformation.
in accordance distribution.
20NiCrMo7 Holding time at 149-207
with EN10084) Slight band-type
austenitizing
formation.
SAE 9310 temperature at least 166-217
1 hour
16NiCrMo12 Austenitizing at 191-237
If + subcritical annealing,
950°C±10°C
globular decay of the
pearlite and globular
Subcritical annealing
cementite in the ferrite
at 650-680 °C
grain permitted.
permitted if
hardness and/or
UNACCEPTABLE
microstructure after
Bainite,martensite or
isothermal annealing
Widmannstatten structure.
not in spec. (a)
Coarse pearlitic-ferritic
grain size

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