20MnCrNiMo6-3
20MnCrNiMo6-3 is a material in the category High-strength steels, held under material number 1.8708. Its recorded composition includes C 0.16–0.22%, Si 0.15–0.35%, Cr 0.6–0.75%, Mn 1.3–1.55% and Ni 0.3–0.4%. No cross-standard equivalents are recorded for this grade yet. Its recorded density is 7.85 g/cm³.
About High-strength steels
High-strength steels are steels designed to carry high loads while resisting deformation. They are used for load-bearing structures, vehicles and machinery where strength, durability and reduced material weight are important.
This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering.
Chemical composition
9 elements on file · weight %What this alloy is
Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade.
| Element | % by weight |
|---|---|
0.16–0.22 | |
0.15–0.35 | |
1.3–1.55 | |
0.035 | |
0.035 | |
0.6–0.75 | |
0.22–0.3 | |
0.3–0.4 | |
≥ 0.02 |
The scale is logarithmic, not the element’s raw share of the alloy — the only honest way to fit 0.01 % and 100 % in one picture, and it means every value here can be compared with every other.
| Element | As publishedsource text, verbatim | Min% by weight | Max% by weight | Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 0,16-0,22 | 0.160 | 0.220 | Range |
| Al | ≥0,020 | 0.020 | — | Min |
| Si | 0,15-0,35 | 0.150 | 0.350 | Range |
| P | 0,035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | Exact |
| S | 0,035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | Exact |
| Cr | 0,60-0,75 | 0.600 | 0.750 | Range |
| Mn | 1,30-1,55 | 1.300 | 1.550 | Range |
| Ni | 0,30-0,40 | 0.300 | 0.400 | Range |
| Mo | 0,22-0,30 | 0.220 | 0.300 | Range |
The published column is the source string byte-for-byte, decimal comma and all; Min and Max are the parsed bounds. Elements not listed have no value on file — they are omitted, never inferred.
Predicted transformation temperatures
computed from composition · °CThese four temperatures are a CALCULATION from this grade's own composition, using the published Li, Niebuhr, Meekisho & Atteridge (1998) model — never a measurement, and computed from the UPPER BOUND of each element's specified range, not a mid-range figure. Where this grade also has a measured transformation point (Ac1, Ac3, Ar1, Ar3) on file, it is shown separately, in Physical & mechanical properties, and is never replaced by the predicted figures here — Ae (predicted, equilibrium) and Ac/Ar (measured, on heating or cooling) are different physical quantities and can differ by tens of degrees; a mismatch between the two is not an error in either.
Physical & mechanical properties
An absent property means we hold no value for it — it is left out rather than estimated, interpolated from a neighbouring grade, or filled from a handbook. It does not mean the property is undefined for the material.
Similar grades — and why
Selection rule, stated so you can disagree with it: same number class 1.8, a shared category, and a published range for Mn / Cr that overlaps this grade’s. These are neighbours in composition space — they are not equivalents, and none is claimed to be interchangeable with this grade.
Mn 1,20-1,50 · Cr 0,50-0,90
- ΔMn 0.07
- ΔCr 0.02
- 1 designations
Mn 1,20-1,80 · Cr 0,40-1,00
- ΔMn 0.07
- ΔCr 0.02
- 1 designations
Mn 1,20-1,70 · Cr ≤0,80
- ΔMn 0.02
- ΔCr 0.28
- 1 designations
Mn 0,60-1,70 · Cr 0,50-1,00
- ΔMn 0.28
- ΔCr 0.07
- 1 designations
Mn 0,60-1,70 · Cr 0,50-1,00
- ΔMn 0.28
- ΔCr 0.07
- 1 designations
Mn 0,95-1,30 · Cr 0,40-0,65
- ΔMn 0.30
- ΔCr 0.15
- 1 designations
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