Steel 20KH12VNMF (ЭП428; 20KH12VNMF-sh (ЭП427-W))
	
	
Designation
	
		
			| Name | The value | 
	
	
		
			| Designation GOST Cyrillic | 20Х12ВНМФ | 
		
			| Designation GOST Latin | 20X12BHMF | 
		
			| Transliteration | 20H12VNMF | 
		
			| The chemical elements | 20Cr12WНMoV | 
	
	
		
			| Name | The value | 
	
	
		
			| Designation GOST Cyrillic | ЭП428 | 
		
			| Designation GOST Latin | EP428 | 
		
			| Transliteration | EhP428 | 
		
			| The chemical elements | - | 
	
	
		
			| Name | The value | 
	
	
		
			| Designation GOST Cyrillic | 20Х12ВНМФ-Ш (ЭП427-Ш) | 
		
			| Designation GOST Latin | 20X12BHMF-Sh (EP427-Sh) | 
		
			| Transliteration | 20H12VNMF-Sh EhP427-Sh | 
		
			| The chemical elements | 20Cr12WНMoV-Mg (ЭP427-Mg) | 
	
	Description
	20KH12VNMF steel is used: for the production of highly loaded parts, blades of steam and gas turbines operating at temperatures up to +580 °C, parts of valves, forgings, discs, rotors for steam and gas turbines, tires, diaphragms, bolts, nuts, pins and other highly loaded parts operating at temperatures up to +600 °C; the nozzle blocks, parts of turbines and flanged connections for steam lines of thermal power plants.
Note
Steel heat-resistant martensitic class.
The recommended maximum operating temperature for a very long time - up to +600 °C. the Temperature of beginning of intensive scaling in air +750 °C.
Standards
	
		
			| Name | Code | Standards | 
	
	
		
	| Sheets and stripes | В23 | GOST 103-2006 | 
	| Sectional and shaped rolling | В22 | GOST 1133-71, GOST 2590-2006, GOST 2591-2006, GOST 2879-2006 | 
	| Sheets and stripes | В33 | GOST 4405-75 | 
	| Classification, nomenclature and general norms | В30 | GOST 5632-72 | 
	| Sectional and shaped rolling | В32 | GOST 5949-75, GOST 7417-75, GOST 8559-75, GOST 8560-78, GOST 14955-77, GOST 18968-73, GOST 19442-74, TU 14-1-643-73, TU 14-11-245-88 | 
	| Bulls. Blanks. Slabs | В31 | OST 108.020.03-82, OST 3-1686-90 | 
	| Steam pipelines. Regulators. Superheaters | Е26 | OST 108.839.08-82, OST 108.839.10-82 | 
	
Chemical composition
	
		
			| Standard | C | S | P | Mn | Cr | Si | Ni | Fe | Cu | V | Ti | Mo | W | 
	
	
		
	| TU 14-1-643-73 | 0.17-0.23 | ≤0.025 | ≤0.03 | 0.5-0.9 | 10.5-12.5 | ≤0.4 | 0.5-0.9 | The rest | - | 0.15-0.3 | - | 0.5-0.7 | 0.7-1.1 | 
	| GOST 5632-72 | 0.17-0.23 | ≤0.025 | ≤0.03 | 0.5-0.9 | 10.5-12.5 | ≤0.6 | 0.5-0.9 | The rest | ≤0.3 | 0.15-0.3 | ≤0.2 | 0.5-0.7 | 0.7-1.1 | 
	
Fe is the basis. 
 According to TU 14-1-643-73, the chemical composition is given for steel grade 20Х12ВНМФ (ЭП428). In the steel grade 20Х12ВНМФ-Ш (ЭП428-Ш), the mass fraction of sulfur should not be more than 0,015%.
Mechanical characteristics
	
		
			
| Section, mm | σB, MPa | y, % | Brinell hardness number, MPa | 
	
	
		
	| The bars as supplied on the other 14-1-3697-84 | 
	
|  | 450-640 | ≥45 | 140-187 | 
	
Description mechanical marks
	
		
			| Name | Description | 
	
	
		
	| Section | Section | 
	| σB | Limit short-term strength | 
	| y | The relative narrowing | 
	
Physical characteristics
	
		
			| Temperature | Е, ГПа | r, кг/м3 | l, Вт/(м · °С) | a, 10-6 1/°С | 
	
	
		
	| 0 | 212 | 7850 | - | - | 
	| 20 | 212 | 7850 | - | - | 
	| 100 | 207 | 7830 | 25 | 106 | 
	| 200 | 202 | 7800 | 25 | 109 | 
	| 300 | 196 | 7780 | 26 | 112 | 
	| 400 | 190 | 7760 | 26 | 114 | 
	| 500 | 181 | 7730 | 27 | 117 | 
	| 600 | 167 | 7700 | 27 | 119 | 
	| 700 | - | 7670 | - | 12 | 
	| 800 | - | - | - | 121 | 
	| 1000 | - | - | - | 107 | 
	| 1200 | - | - | - | 117 | 
	
A description of the physical symbols
	
		
			| Name | Description | 
	
	
		
	| Е | The normal elasticity modulus | 
	| l | Coefficient of thermal conductivity | 
	
Technological properties
	
		
			| Name | The value | 
	
	
		
	| Weldability | Steel difficult weldability. Method of welding - RDS, the necessary preheating and subsequent heat treatment. | 
	| Forging temperature | Start - 1230 °C, the end of - 900 °C. the cross Sections up to 250 mm is subjected to annealing, one hypothermia. Sections from 250 to 400 mm - annealing and two hypothermia. | 
	| Workability by cutting | In the annealed condition with HB 187 and blower SB=610 MPa Kn b.St.=0.6 |