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AFNOR · France · 5 grades

# XC18

The designation XC18 is carried by 5 different grades. Compare them on the elements that actually differ, then open the one your print means.

- *Matching grades* **5**
- [*Category* **Case hardening steels · 60 grades**](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Category: Case hardening steels · 60 grades")
- [*Category* **Quenched and tempered steels · 133 grades**](/categories/quenched-and-tempered-steels "Category: Quenched and tempered steels · 133 grades")

[Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry "Inquiry")

## Which of the 5 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 | S% | Mn% | C% | P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1.0401](/materials/material-no/1.0401 "1.0401") | [1.0401](/materials/material-no/1.0401 "1.0401") 1.0 | [Case hardening steels](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Case hardening steels") | 62 | 0,045 | 0,30-0,80 | 0,12-0,18 | 0,045 |
| [1.0402](/materials/material-no/1.0402 "1.0402") | [1.0402](/materials/material-no/1.0402 "1.0402") 1.0 | [Quenched and tempered steels](/categories/quenched-and-tempered-steels "Quenched and tempered steels") | 94 | 0,045 | 0,40-0,70 | 0,17-0,24 | 0,045 |
| [C16E](/materials/din-en/c16e "C16E") | [1.1148](/materials/material-no/1.1148 "1.1148") 1.1 | [Case hardening steels](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Case hardening steels") | 9 | 0,035 | 0,60-0,90 | 0,12-0,18 | 0,035 |
| [C22R](/materials/din-en/c22r "C22R") | [1.1149](/materials/material-no/1.1149 "1.1149") 1.1 | [Quenched and tempered steels](/categories/quenched-and-tempered-steels "Quenched and tempered steels") | 11 | 0,020-0,040 | 0,40-0,70 | 0,17-0,24 | 0,035 |
| [C22E](/materials/din-en/c22e "C22E") | [1.1151](/materials/material-no/1.1151 "1.1151") 1.1 | [Quenched and tempered steels](/categories/quenched-and-tempered-steels "Quenched and tempered steels") | 27 | 0,035 | 0,40-0,70 | 0,17-0,24 | 0,035 |

## Not sure which one your print means?

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