Steel

GK3
31CrMo12

Variant:

GK3W: Consumable electrode remelted grade

SPECIFICATIONS COMPOSITION
European standards: Carbon ..............................................0.30
- 31CrMo12, 32CrMo12 Chromium ..........................................3.00
- Numerical designation: 1.8515, 1.7361 Molybdenum......................................0.40
AECMA:
- Designation: FE-PL1501, FE-PL48
- 30CrMo12
AIR : 30 CD 12 APPLICATIONS
WL : 1.8564

• Gears.
• Spindles.
• Extruder screws.
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES • Machine tool components.
• Various mechanical parts.
• Annealed condition: heat to 825 °C followed by slow cooling. • Rack and pinions.
- Brinell hardness: 205 • Shafts etc.

• Oil quench from 900/925 °C. Temper at 625 °C.

- UTS: 1000 N/mm2 CHARACTERISTICS
- 0.2 % Yield strength: 850 N/mm 2

- Elongation (5d): 18 % • Nitriding steel exhibiting a relatively ductile

- Impact strength KCU: 150 J/cm 2
nitrided layer, but with a lower surface hardness
than the Aubert & Duval LK range of steels.

1820f
HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERING CURVE
• Harden:
N/mm2 UTS - 0.2 % YS A %: 5d % J/cm2
- Heat to 900/925 °C.
2300 N/mm 2
KCU: J/cm2 46 460
- Oil quench. 2200 44 440
2100 42 420
2000 40 400
• Temper:
1900 38 380
- Above 525 °C
1800 36 360
depending on properties required. 34 340
1700
1600 32 320
• Nitriding: 1500 30 300
UTS
- Surface hardness: approx. 850 Vickers. 1400 28 280
1300 26 260
1200 0.2 % YS 24 240
1100 22 220
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1000 20 200
900 18 180
800 16 160
• Density: 7.8
700 A 14 140
600 12 120
• Mean coefficient of expansion in m/m.°C: 500 10 100
- between 20 °C and 100 °C:11.3 x 10-6 400 8 80
- between 20 °C and 500 °C:13.6 x 10-6 300 K 6 60
200 4 40
100 2 20
• Critical points: 0 0 0
500 600 700
- Ac 1: 780 °C
- Ac 3: 835 °C Heated to 900/925 °C, oil quenched.
(Heat treatment on rough machined blanks)

FORGING
• 1100/900 °C

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The data provided in this document represent typical or average values rather than maximum or minimum guaranteed values. The applications indicated for the grades described are given as
guidance only in order to help the reader in his personal assessment. Please note that these do not constitute a guarantee whether implicit or explicit as to whether the grade selected is suited to
specific requirements. Aubert & Duval’s liability shall not under any circumstances extend to product selection or to the consequences of that selection.

1820f GK3