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JIS · Japan · 2 designations

# SQV1B

SQV1B is a material in the category [Quenched and tempered steels](/categories/quenched-and-tempered-steels "Quenched and tempered steels"). Its recorded composition includes C ≤ 0.25%, Si 0.15–0.4%, Mn 1.15–1.5%, Ni ≤ 0.4% and Mo 0.45–0.6%. We list one designation recorded for this grade, in the standard KS. Recorded mechanical properties include Rm 620–790 N/mm², Re 480 N/mm² and A 16%; these figures vary with the delivery condition and dimension.

- [*Category* **Quenched and tempered steels · 133 grades**](/categories/quenched-and-tempered-steels "Category: Quenched and tempered steels · 133 grades")
- *Designations* **2**

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## If you came for one of these

 The most-used names for this grade.

- **KS SQV1B This grade’s own name**

## About Quenched and tempered steels

Quenched and tempered steels are heat-treated steels designed to combine high strength with useful toughness and ductility. They are used for heavily loaded components such as shafts, gears, fasteners and structural machine parts where resistance to mechanical stress is required.

This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering.

## Also known as

 2 designations · 2 standards · nothing hidden

This grade’s own name recorded in our sources as this grade’s own designation under that standard.

Indicative taken from a published cross-reference table; a close match, not a guarantee of interchangeability. Verify against the mill certificate before ordering.

Withdrawn designation no longer current — a separate column from the two above, so a name can be same grade and withdrawn at once.

JIS Japan · 1

- **SQV1B This grade’s own name**

KS South Korea · 1

- **SQV1B This grade’s own name**

Every designation on file is listed — no truncation, no “+ n more”. Each one is itself a route that leads back here.

## Chemical composition

 13 elements on file · weight %

What this alloy is

Fe Mn Mo Ni

Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 96.4 % Mn — 1.3 % Mo — 0.5 % Ni — 0.4 % Traces & impurities · 1.3 %

Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade.

| Element | % by weight |
|---|---|
| C | ≤ 0.25 |
| Si | 0.15–0.4 |
| Mn | 1.15–1.5 |
| P | ≤ 0.02 |
| S | ≤ 0.02 |
| Cr | ≤ 0.3 |
| Mo | 0.45–0.6 |
| Ni | ≤ 0.4 |
| V | ≤ 0.03 |
| Cu | ≤ 0.4 |
| Ti | ≤ 0.03 |
| Nb | ≤ 0.02 |
| B | ≤ 0.001 |

Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium Molybdenum Nickel Vanadium Copper Titanium Niobium Boron

0.01 % 0.1 % 1 % 10 % 100 %

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 published source text, verbatim | Min% by weight | Max% by weight | Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | max 0.001 | — | 0.001 | Max |
| C | max 0.25 | — | 0.250 | Max |
| Si | 0.15 - 0.4 | 0.150 | 0.400 | Range |
| P | max 0.02 | — | 0.020 | Max |
| S | max 0.02 | — | 0.020 | Max |
| Ti | max 0.03 | — | 0.030 | Max |
| V | max 0.03 | — | 0.030 | Max |
| Cr | max 0.3 | — | 0.300 | Max |
| Mn | 1.15 - 1.5 | 1.150 | 1.500 | Range |
| Ni | max 0.4 | — | 0.400 | Max |
| Cu | max 0.4 | — | 0.400 | Max |
| Nb | max 0.02 | — | 0.020 | Max |
| Mo | 0.45 - 0.6 | 0.450 | 0.600 | 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 · °C

Predicted Ae3 799 °C

Predicted Ae1 712 °C

Predicted Acm 479 °C

Predicted Bs 529 °C

These 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.

## Properties by condition

 1 conditions · 3 values

By delivery state**no delivery state stated** source `steeljis`

| Delivery state | Rm N/mm² | Re N/mm² | A% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plates | 620 – 790 | 480 | 16 |

Every figure holds only for the condition on its own row. Values are never merged across conditions or across sources, never averaged, and never interpolated between two rows. An em dash means no value on file — never zero. Figures are converted to the unit in the column header; the source’s own wording is kept and shown where the two differ.

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