Steel U12A
Designation
| Name |
The value |
| Designation GOST Cyrillic |
У12А |
| Designation GOST Latin |
U12A |
| Transliteration |
U12A |
| The chemical elements |
12 |
Description
Steel U12A is used: for the manufacture of cores; hand taps, files, metal scrapers; parts dies of cold forming, trimming and punching of small size and no transitions in the cross section; cold forging punches and dies for small sizes; calibers simple form and low accuracy classes; tools with low wear resistance at moderate and high specific pressure (without heating the cutting edge): nail files, razor blades and knives, sharp surgical tools, scrapers, engraving tools; cold-rolled heat-treated ribbon with a thickness of 0.05 to 1.30 mm and rolled heat-treated strip thickness 0.15−2.00 mm for the manufacture of spring details and springs, with the exception of clockwork.
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 |
| Sectional and shaped rolling |
В32 |
GOST 1435-99, GOST 5210-95, GOST 7417-75, GOST 8559-75, GOST 8560-78, GOST 14955-77, TU 14-1-505-73, TU 14-11-245-88, TU 14-1-1271-75 |
| Tapes |
В34 |
GOST 21996-76, GOST 21997-76 |
| Sheets and stripes |
В33 |
GOST 4405-75 |
| Steel wire medium- and high-carbon |
В72 |
GOST 5468-88, GOST 9389-75 |
Chemical composition
| Standard |
C |
S |
P |
Mn |
Cr |
Si |
Ni |
Fe |
Cu |
| GOST 1435-99 |
1.1-1.29 |
≤0.018 |
≤0.025 |
0.17-0.28 |
≤0.2 |
0.17-0.33 |
≤0.25 |
The rest |
≤0.25 |
Fe is the basis.
According to GOST 1435-99, the mass fraction of chromium, nickel and copper is indicated for 1 group of metal products. The mass fraction of sulfur in steel obtained by the electroslag remelting method should not exceed 0.013%. In the metal products of the 2nd group, the mass fraction of Cr ≤ 0.12%, Ni ≤ 0.12%, Cu ≤0.20% and their total mass fraction ≤ 0.40%. In the metal products of the third group, the mass fraction of Cr ≤ 0.20-0.40%, Ni ≤ 0.25%, Cu ≤0.25%. In metal products of the 1 st and 3 rd groups, made of steel obtained by scrap-process, the mass fractions of nickel, copper and chromium are increased by 0.05% of each element as compared to those in the table. In a metal designed for the manufacture of cold-rolled strip, an increase in the mass fraction of nickel, copper and chromium is not allowed.
According to TU 14-1-505-73, by agreement of the parties for special purpose hardware, steel should be supplied with reduced content limits of elements without treatment with synthetic slag and purging with argon.
Mechanical characteristics
| Section, mm |
t отпуска, °C |
sT|s0,2, MPa |
σB, MPa |
d5, % |
d4 |
y, % |
kJ/m2, кДж/м2 |
HRC |
HV, MPa |
| Tape cold-rolled heat-treated (0,05-1,30 mm) for spring parts and springs according to GOST 21996-76 and flattened strip (0,15-2,00 mm) according to GOST 21997-76 (listed group strength tape) |
| - |
- |
- |
1270-1570 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
375-485 |
| - |
- |
- |
1580-1860 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
486-600 |
| - |
- |
- |
≥1860 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
≥600 |
| Annealed cold-rolled tape of the highest quality |
| 0.08-3 |
- |
- |
≤750 |
- |
≥10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Samples section 21-30 mm. Quenching in water 810-830 °C + Vacation |
| - |
400 |
≥1370 |
≥1570 |
≥9 |
- |
≥24 |
≥20 |
≥52 |
- |
| A sample with a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 25 mm, the deformed and annealed. The rate of deformation of 10 mm/min strain Rate 0,007 1/C |
| - |
- |
- |
≥105 |
≥60 |
- |
≥68 |
- |
- |
- |
| Samples section 21-30 mm. Quenching in water 810-830 °C + Vacation |
| - |
500 |
≥880 |
≥1040 |
≥11 |
- |
≥30 |
≥29 |
≥40 |
- |
| A sample with a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 25 mm, the deformed and annealed. The rate of deformation of 10 mm/min strain Rate 0,007 1/C |
| - |
- |
- |
≥100 |
≥52 |
- |
≥96 |
- |
- |
- |
| Samples section 21-30 mm. Quenching in water 810-830 °C + Vacation |
| - |
600 |
≥650 |
≥760 |
≥18 |
- |
≥52 |
≥44 |
≥26 |
- |
| A sample with a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 25 mm, the deformed and annealed. The rate of deformation of 10 mm/min strain Rate 0,007 1/C |
| - |
- |
- |
≥60 |
≥40 |
- |
≥100 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
- |
≥34 |
≥65 |
- |
≥100 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
- |
≥18 |
≥74 |
- |
≥100 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
- |
≥15 |
≥92 |
- |
≥100 |
- |
- |
- |
| Rolled steel. Annealing (at 20 °C HB=207) |
| - |
- |
≥325 |
590-690 |
≥28 |
- |
45-55 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
≥320 |
≥570 |
≥23 |
- |
≥47 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
≥310 |
≥450 |
≥41 |
- |
≥60 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
≥110 |
≥140 |
≥56 |
- |
≥74 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
≥59 |
≥76 |
≥56 |
- |
≥82 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
≥53 |
≥72 |
≥59 |
- |
≥85 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
≥34 |
≥40 |
≥52 |
- |
≥91 |
- |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
≥20 |
≥28 |
≥55 |
- |
≥98 |
- |
- |
- |
Description mechanical marks
| Name |
Description |
| Section |
Section |
| sT|s0,2 |
Yield strength or limit of proportionality with a tolerance for residual deformation of 0.2% |
| σB |
Limit short-term strength |
| d5 |
Elongation after rupture |
| d4 |
Elongation after rupture |
| y |
The relative narrowing |
| kJ/m2 |
Toughness |
| HRC |
Rockwell hardness (indenter diamond spheroconical) |
| HV |
The Vickers hardness |
Physical characteristics
| Temperature |
Е, ГПа |
G, ГПа |
r, кг/м3 |
l, Вт/(м · °С) |
R, НОм · м |
a, 10-6 1/°С |
С, Дж/(кг · °С) |
| 0 |
209 |
82 |
7830 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 100 |
205 |
80 |
7809 |
45 |
252 |
105 |
469 |
| 200 |
200 |
78 |
7781 |
43 |
333 |
118 |
503 |
| 300 |
193 |
75 |
7749 |
40 |
430 |
126 |
519 |
| 400 |
185 |
72 |
7713 |
37 |
540 |
134 |
536 |
| 500 |
178 |
69 |
7675 |
35 |
665 |
141 |
553 |
| 600 |
166 |
63 |
7634 |
32 |
802 |
148 |
720 |
| 700 |
- |
- |
7592 |
28 |
964 |
153 |
611 |
| 800 |
- |
- |
7565 |
24 |
1152 |
15 |
712 |
| 900 |
- |
- |
7489 |
25 |
1196 |
- |
- |
| 1000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
163 |
703 |
| 1200 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
168 |
699 |
A description of the physical symbols
| Name |
Description |
| Е |
The normal elasticity modulus |
| G |
Modulus of elasticity shear torsion |
| r |
Density |
| l |
Coefficient of thermal conductivity |
| R |
UD. the resistivity |
| a |
The coefficient of linear expansion |
Technological properties
| Name |
The value |
| Weldability |
Does not apply to welded structures. Method of welding - CCC. |
| Propensity to temper brittleness |
Tend not. |
| Forging temperature |
Start - 1100 °C, the end - 750 °C. slow Cooling in air. |
| Flock-sensitive sensitivity |
not sensitive. |
| Workability by cutting |
In the annealed condition with HB 207 Kn TV.SPL.=1,0 Kn b.St.=0,9. |
| Features of production |
Rod on the other 14-1-505-73 comes Beloretsky metallurgical plant. |
| Grindability |
Good. |