60KhN steel
	
	
	
	Steel 60KhN
Steel 60KhN: 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 60KhN.
General information about 60KhN steel
| Delivery type | 
| Rolls OST 24.013.04−83, OST 24.013.21−85. | 
| Application | 
| Working rolls of blooming, slabbing, billet, rail and heavy section mills, working support rolls of sheet metal hot rolling mills. | 
Chemical composition of steel 60KhN
| Chemical element | % | 
| Silicon (Si) | 0.17−0.37 | 
| Manganese (Mn) | 0.50−0.80 | 
| Nickel (Ni) | 1.00−1.50 | 
| Sulfur (S), max. | 0.04 | 
| Carbon (C) | 0.55−0.65 | 
| Phosphorus (P), not more than | 0.04 | 
| Chrome (Cr) | 0.60−0.90 | 
Mechanical properties of steel 60XH
Mechanical properties
| Heat treatment, delivery condition | Section, mm | HB | 
| Rolls barrels of hot rolling mills: workers. Normalization. Tempering. | <1200 | 229−285 | 
| Barrels of rolls of sheet mills for hot rolling: workers. Hardening. Tempering. | <500 | 255−302 | 
| Rolls barrels of sheet rolling mills for hot rolling: supporting. Normalizing. Tempering. | <1600 | 229−285 | 
| Barrels of crimping and bar mills rolls for hot rolling. Normalization. Tempering. | <1500 | 229−285 | 
| Rolls barrels of cogging and section mills for hot rolling. Hardening. Tempering. | <500 | 255−302 | 
Mechanical properties at elevated temperatures
| t test,°C | σB, MPa | δ5, % | ψ, % | 
| Specimen with diameter of 10 mm and length of 50 mm deformed. Deformation rate 5 mm/minute. Strain rate 0.002 1/s. | 
| 700 | 94 | 40 | 100 | 
| 800 | 77 | 40 | 100 | 
| 900 | 55 |  | 100 | 
| 1000 | 38 | 40 | 100 | 
| 1100 | 27 | 38 | 100 | 
| 1200 | 23 | 39 | 100 | 
Mechanical properties depending on tempering temperature
| t tempering temperature, °C | σ0, 2, MPa | σB, MPa | δ5, % | ψ, % | KCU, J/m2 | HB | 
| Tempering at 840−860°C. Tempering temperature 4 h. | 
| 460−500 | 1090−1210 | 1250−1350 | 12−14 | 33−36 | 28−40 | 363−388 | 
| 520−580 | 940−1090 | 1250−1350 | 12−15 | 36−39 | 43−73 | 321−352 | 
| 600−640 | 750−920 | 960−1050 | 17−22 | 41−51 | 70−107 | 288−311 | 
Mechanical properties depending on the cross section
| Heat treatment, delivery condition | Section, mm | σ0, 2, MPa | σB, MPa | δ5, % | ψ, % | KCU, J/m2 | HB | 
| Forging. Normalizing at 860 °C. Tempering 600 °C. | 
| The place of cutting out the sample is K | 200 | 680−700 | 1030−1050 | 12−16 | 23−30 |  | 269−285 | 
| Sample cutout location — ½R | 200 | 690 | 1050 | 15 | 27 |  | 269 | 
| Sample cutout location — C | 200 | 660−690 | 1040 | 13−15 | 32−36 |  | 255−285 | 
| Rolls. Normalization 840 °C. Tempering 650 °C. | 
| Sample cutout location K | 600 | 390−560 | 710−860 | 16−20 | 30−52 | 34−59 | 207−248 | 
| Sample cutout location — ½R | 600 | 390−540 | 710−950 | 16−21 | 28−51 | 15−59 | 207−248 | 
| Sample cutout location — C | 600 | 450 | 840 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 241 | 
| A regime combining pre-flaking and final heat treatment: Loading at 600−650°C, cooling with furnace to 300−320°C, holding 2 h/100 mm, heating with furnace to 950 °C, holding 0.5 h, cooling to 840−860°C, holding 0.5/100 mm. Air cooled to 400 °C, then with furnace to 200−250 °C, holding for 2 h/100 mm. Heating with furnace to 710 °C, holding for 0.5h, then cooling to 590−601°C, holding at the initial stage 1.5h/100mm, atforging stage 6h/100mm, then cooling at a rate of 30 deg/h to 400 °C, then 15 deg/h to 150 °C (Tangential specimens) | 
| Specimen cutout location — K | 500 | 470 | 890 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 241 | 
| Sample Cutout Location — 1/3R | 500 | 465 | 810 | 9 | 23 |  | 241 | 
| Sample cutout location — ½R | 500 | 460 | 920 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 255 | 
| Sample cutout location — C | 500 | 550 | 920 | 5 | 6 |  | 255 | 
| Sample cutout location — K | 800 | 510 | 860 | 14 | 30 | 20 | 241 | 
| Sample cutout location — 1/3R | 800 | 470 | 830 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 229 | 
| Sample cutout location — ½R | 800 | 445 | 790 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 217 | 
| Sample cutout location — C | 800 | 420 | 780 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 207 | 
| Sample cutout location — K | 1000 | 450 | 880 | 14 | 36 | 20 | 241 | 
| Sample cutout location — 1/3R | 1000 | 520 | 880 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 255 | 
| Sample cutout location — ½R | 1000 | 420 | 840 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 241 | 
| Sample cutout location — C | 1000 | 400 | 760 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 217 | 
Technological properties of steel 60KhN
| Forging temperature | 
| The beginning 1200, the end 800. Sections up to 250 mm are cooled in the air, 251−350 mm — in the pit. | 
| Weldability | 
| Not applicable for welded structures. | 
| Machinability | 
| In normalized and tempered condition at HB 197−229 and σB = 690−830 MPa K υ dw.spl. = 0.80, Kυ b.st. = 0.72 . | 
| The tempering capacity | 
| inclined | 
| Flocke sensitivity | 
| sensitive | 
Temperature of critical points of 60KhN steel
| Critical point | °С | 
| Ac1 | 730 | 
| Ac3 | 775 | 
| Ar3 | 570 | 
| Ar1 | 480 | 
| Mn | 207 | 
Impact toughness of steel 60XH
Impact toughness, KCU, J/cm2
| Delivery condition, heat treatment | +20 | -20 | -40 | -60 | 
| Hardening 870 C, tempering 650 C, oil. | 125 | 112 | 92 |  | 
| Hardening. Tempering 580 C, exposure 30 h, cooling in water | 83 | 73 | 60 | 56 | 
Steel hardness 60KhN
| Delivery condition, heat treatment regime | NV | 
| Barrels of working rolls of sheet rolling mills for hot rolling. Section up to 1200 mm. Normalization. Tempering. | 229−285 | 
| Barrels of working rolls of sheet mills for hot rolling. Section up to 500 mm. Hardening. Tempering. | 255−302 | 
| Barrels of bearing rolls of sheet mills for hot rolling. Section up to 1600 mm. Normalization. Tempering. | 229−285 | 
| Barrels of crimping and bar mills rolls for hot rolling. Cross-section up to 1500 mm. Normalization. Tempering. | 229−285 | 
| Barrels of crimping and bar mills rolls for hot rolling. Section up to 500 mm. Hardening. Tempering. | 255−302 | 
Endurance limit of steel 60XH
| σ-1, MPa | σB, MPa | σ0, 2, MPa | 
| 392 | 920 | 520 | 
Hardenability of steel 60XH
Hardened at 850 °C, water
| Face-off distance, mm / HRCe | 
| 57 | 
| 49 | 
| Heat treatment | Crest hardness, HRCe | Spacing from the end to be cooled | 
| Tempering 850 C, water | 49 | 57 |