Steel 60CrNiG
Steel 60KhG
Steel 60KhG: Handbook of steels and alloys. Below is systematized information on the purpose, chemical composition, types of supply, substitutes, critical point temperature, physical, mechanical, technological and foundry properties for the grade — Steel 60KhG.
General information on steel 60XG
The substitute for the brand |
steel 55Х. |
Delivery type |
rolls OST 24.013.21−85. |
Application |
Working rolls of strip and small-section mills for hot rolling of metals. |
Chemical composition of steel 60XH
Chemical element |
% |
Silicon (Si) |
0.17−0.37 |
Manganese (Mn) |
0.80−1.00 |
Nickel (Ni), not more |
0.40 |
Sulfur (S), not more than |
0.040 |
Carbon (C) |
0.55−0.65 |
Phosphorus (P), not more than |
0.040 |
Chromium (Cr) |
1.00−1.30 |
Mechanical properties of steel 60Cr
Mechanical properties
Heat treatment, delivery condition |
Section, mm |
HB |
HRCe |
Rolls barrels of rail and section mills. Normalization. Tempering. |
<950 |
229−285 |
|
Rolls barrels of rail and section mills. Hardening. Tempering. |
<500 |
255−302 |
|
Surface hardening with HFI heating, low tempering, water cooling |
|
|
51−63 |
Surface hardening with HF heating, low tempering, emulsion cooling |
|
|
42−57 |
Mechanical properties of rolls at different heat treatment regimes
Heat treatment, delivery condition |
σ0, 2, MPa |
σB, MPa |
δ5, % |
ψ, % |
KCU, J/m2 |
HB |
Rolls with diameter up to 600 mm/yu Furnace at 650 °C, 4hour exposure, 100 deg/hr heating to 820−860 °C, 4hour exposure, air cooling to 400 °C, then withFurnace to 360 °C, holding for 10 h, heating 100 deg/h to 630−660 °C, holding for 50 h, cooling 40 deg/h to 400 °C, then from 15 deg/h to 120 °C, holding for 4 h, air. |
The sample cutout location is K |
440−550 |
800−910 |
15−20 |
36−41 |
27−44 |
229−255 |
Sample cutout location — ½R |
460−520 |
810−900 |
15−18 |
30−38 |
24−39 |
229−255 |
Sample cutout location — 1/3R |
510−550 |
860−910 |
15−17 |
32−36 |
27−29 |
241−255 |
Sample cutout location — C |
430−540 |
810−920 |
12−18 |
28−36 |
24−34 |
229−255 |
Rolls with diameter of over 600 mm. Setting in the furnace at 630−660°С, holding for 8 hours, air cooling to 330−360°С, heating from 100 deg/h to 820−860°С.C, holding for 4 hours, air cooling to 330−360°С, holding for 6 hours, heating from 100 deg/h to 630−660°С, holding for 40−50 hours. |
Specimen cutout location — K |
390−580 |
710−940 |
14−20 |
28−52 |
18−59 |
207−255 |
Sample cutout location — ½R |
390−580 |
710−950 |
14−21 |
28−51 |
15−59 |
207−269 |
Sample cutout location — C |
450 |
840 |
15 |
23 |
16 |
241 |
Technological properties of 60KhG steel
Forging temperature |
The beginning 1220, the end 800. Sections up to 200 mm are cooled in the pit, 201−800 mm are subjected to annealing with recrystallization and one supercooling. |
Weldability |
not applicable for welded structures. |
Machinability |
In the normalized and tempered state at HB 235−285 and σB = 670 MPa K υ dv.spl. = 0.9, Kυ b.st. = 0.75. |
The tempering capacity |
inclined |
Flocke sensitivity |
sensitive |
Temperature of critical points of 60CrNiG steel
Critical point |
°С |
Ac1 |
750 |
Ac3 |
800 |
Mn |
250 |
Impact toughness of steel 60CrNiG
Impact toughness, KCU, J/cm2
Delivery condition, heat treatment |
+20 |
-20 |
-40 |
Hardening 870 C, oil Tempering 650 C, oil. |
88 |
38 |
38 |
Steel hardness 60XH
Delivery condition, heat treatment regime |
HRCэ surface |
HB |
Rolls barrels of rail and section mills. Section up to 950 mm. Normalization. Tempering. |
|
229−285 |
Rolls barrels of rail and section mills. Section up to 500 mm. Hardening. Tempering. |
|
255−302 |
Surface hardening with HFI heating, low tempering, water cooling |
51−63 |
|
Surface hardening with HFI heating, low tempering, emulsion cooling |
42−57 |
|
Hardenability of steel 60CrNiG
Distance from end face, mm / HRCe |
|
|
Quantity of martensite, % |
Crit. dia. in water, mm |
Crit. dia. in oil, mm |
Cret. hardness, HRCe |
50 |
60−102 |
34−68 |
52−54 |
95 |
23−66 |
6−40 |
61−64 |