TECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF 30KhGSA STEEL RODS (GOST 4543-71 / 2590-88)

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

CARBON : 0.28-0.34

SILICON : 0.90 – 1.10

MANGANESE : 0.80- 1.10

CHROMIUM : 0.80 – 1.10

COPPER : 0.30 Max.

NICKEL : 0.30 Max.

SULPHUR : 0.025 Max.

PHOSPHORUS : 0.025 Max.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

CONDITION Of Test Specimen : HARDENED AND TEMPERED

YEILD STERNGTH (Kgf/mm2) (Min.) : 85

ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH (Kgf/mm2 )(Min.) : 110

ELONGATION % (Min.) : 10

REDUCTION IN AREA % (Min.) : 45

IMPACT STRENGTH Kgm / cm2 (Min.) : 5

HARDNESS BHN (Max.) : 229( in Annealed condition)

 Specifications for surface conditions:

30KhGSA - Surface conditions as per GOST 4543-71

1) Surface Condition (GOST 1051-74):

Surface of sized bar should be clean, smooth, bright or dull, without cracks, blisters, laps
and seals. On the surface of rods isolated marks, dents, pitted surface within half of the tolerance
and small hair line cracks not exceeding ¼ of tolerance in depth but not exceeding 0.2mm are
allowed for rods used for hot working. Regional defects exceeding the negative tolerance on size
are not allowed for materials used for cold machining.

2) Macrostructure:

Macrostructure of steel shall be checked on etched specimen or on fracture.

Macrostructure of steel should be free from shrinkage, porosity, bubbles, cracks,

seams, slag inclusions and flakes. Inner crystalline cracks, sub-surface bubbles are not allowed.
Central porosity, point homogeneity, square segregation should not be more than point 3 for quality
steel and more than point 2 for high quality steel patch segregation & edge segregation is not
allowed in high quality steel and should not be more than point 1 for quality steel.