1.5231
1.5231 is the material number of the grade also listed as 38MnSiVS5. It is a material in the category Precipitation hardening steels. We list 1 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN.
- Material no. 1.5231
- Category Precipitation hardening steels · 1 grades
- Designations 1
About Precipitation hardening steels
Precipitation hardening steels are alloy steels strengthened by forming fine precipitates during a controlled heat-treatment process. They are used for components that require high strength and hardness together with useful toughness and dimensional stability.
This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering.
Also known as
1 designations · 1 standards · nothing hiddenEvery designation on file is listed — no truncation, no “+ n more”. Each one is itself a route that leads back here.
Chemical composition
6 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 |
|---|---|
0.35–0.4 | |
0.5–0.8 | |
1.2–1.5 | |
0.035 | |
0.03–0.065 — | |
0.08–0.13 |
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 | 0,35-0,40 | 0.350 | 0.400 | Range |
| Si | 0,50-0,80 | 0.500 | 0.800 | Range |
| P | 0,035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | Exact |
| S | 0,030-0,065 | 0.030 | 0.065 | Range |
| V | 0,08-0,13 | 0.080 | 0.130 | Range |
| Mn | 1,20-1,50 | 1.200 | 1.500 | 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
Not enough recorded composition to predict a transformation temperature for this grade — missing: Ni, Cr, Mo.
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.
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