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AFNOR · France · 4 grades

# 16NC6

The designation 16NC6 is carried by 4 different grades. Compare them on the elements that actually differ, then open the one your print means.

- *Matching grades* **4**
- [*Category* **Case hardening steels · 60 grades**](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Category: Case hardening steels · 60 grades")
- [*Category* **Special steels for aviation and aerospace · 39 grades**](/categories/special-steels-for-aviation-and-aerospace "Category: Special steels for aviation and aerospace · 39 grades")
- [*Category* **Others · 1754 grades**](/categories/others "Category: Others · 1754 grades")

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## Which of the 4 do you want?

This name is carried by several grades. The elements shown are the ones whose values actually differ across the set — the ones that decide the question. Values are the source text verbatim; an em dash means no value on file for that element on that grade, not zero.

| Grade | Material no. | Category | Designations | C% | Mn% | Si% | P% | S% | Cr% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [15CrNi6](/materials/din-en/15crni6 "15CrNi6") | [1.5918](/materials/material-no/1.5918 "1.5918") 1.5 | [Case hardening steels](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Case hardening steels") | 5 | 0,14-0,20 | 0,50-0,90 | ≤0,40 | 0,025 | 0,035 | 1,40-1,70 |
| [15CrNi6](/materials/din-en/15crni6 "15CrNi6") | [1.5919](/materials/material-no/1.5919 "1.5919") 1.5 | [Case hardening steels](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Case hardening steels") | 29 | 0,12-0,18 | 0,40-0,70 | ≤0,25 | 0,02 | 0,015 | 1,35-1,65 |
| [G93106](/materials/uns/g93106 "G93106") | [1.5924](/materials/material-no/1.5924 "1.5924") 1.5 | [Special steels for aviation and aerospace](/categories/special-steels-for-aviation-and-aerospace "Special steels for aviation and aerospace") | 10 | 0,14-0,19 | 0,40-0,60 | ≤0,40 | 0,035 | 0,035 | 1,40-1,70 |
| [20NiMoCr6-5](/materials/din-en/20nimocr6-5 "20NiMoCr6-5") | [1.6757](/materials/material-no/1.6757 "1.6757") 1.6 | [Others](/categories/others "Others") | 3 | 0,17-0,23 | 0,60-0,90 | 0,15-0,40 | 0,035 | 0,020-0,035 | 0,30-0,50 |

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