21MnCr7-5
21MnCr7-5 is a material in the category High-strength steels, held under material number 1.8706. Its recorded composition includes C ≤ 0.25%, Si ≤ 0.7%, Cr 0.8–1.6%, Mn ≤ 2% and Cu ≤ 0.6%. 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 |
|---|---|
≤ 0.25 | |
≤ 0.7 | |
≤ 2 | |
0.035 | |
0.035 | |
0.8–1.6 | |
≤ 0.3 | |
0.6 | |
≤ 0.6 |
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 | ≤0,25 | — | 0.250 | Max |
| Si | ≤0,70 | — | 0.700 | Max |
| P | 0,035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | Exact |
| S | 0,035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | Exact |
| Cr | 0,80-1,60 | 0.800 | 1.600 | Range |
| Mn | ≤2,00 | — | 2.000 | Max |
| Ni | 0,6 | 0.600 | 0.600 | Exact |
| Cu | ≤0,60 | — | 0.600 | Max |
| Mo | ≤0,30 | — | 0.300 | Max |
- (Nb+V+Ti)≤0,20
- (Nb+V+Ti)≤0,20
- (Nb+V+Ti)≤0,20
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 Cr / Mn 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.
Cr 0,80-1,60 · Mn ≤1,90
- ΔCr 0.00
- ΔMn 0.05
- 1 designations
Cr 1,00-1,50 · Mn 0,95-1,30
- ΔCr 0.05
- ΔMn 0.13
- 1 designations
Cr 0,60-1,40 · Mn ≤1,90
- ΔCr 0.20
- ΔMn 0.05
- 1 designations
Cr 1,00-1,60 · Mn ≤1,60
- ΔCr 0.10
- ΔMn 0.20
- 1 designations
Cr 1,00-1,60 · Mn ≤1,60
- ΔCr 0.10
- ΔMn 0.20
- 1 designations
Cr ~0,80 · Mn ~1,00
- ΔCr 0.40
- ΔMn 0.00
- 1 designations
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