--- title: "1.7168 — Boron-alloyed case hardening steels" description: "1.7168 is the material number of the grade also listed as 18MnCrB5. Category: Boron-alloyed case hardening steels. 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Compare it to detect a real > content change; `generated` moves on every render and is not a change signal. Material number · Europe · 1 designation # 1.7168 1.7168 is the material number of the grade also listed as 18MnCrB5. It is a material in the category Boron-alloyed case hardening steels. We list 1 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN. - ***Material no.* **1.7168**** - [*Category* **Boron-alloyed case hardening steels · 1 grades**](/categories/boron-alloyed-case-hardening-steels "Category: Boron-alloyed case hardening steels · 1 grades") - *Designations* **1** [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=55fe01ce-6bae-4b69-ad22-5f51ab221b7b "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/material-no/1.7168.pdf "Datasheet as PDF") ## If you came for one of these The most-used names for this grade. - [DIN / EN 18MnCrB5 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/18mncrb5 "DIN / EN 18MnCrB5") ## About Boron-alloyed case hardening steels Boron-alloyed case hardening steels are low-carbon alloy steels designed to develop a hard surface with a tougher core after case hardening. Their boron addition improves hardenability, while the alloying composition supports the production of durable gears, shafts and other wear-prone components. 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 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 Withdrawn designation no longer current — a separate column from the two above, so a name can be same grade and withdrawn at once. DIN / EN Europe · 1 - [18MnCrB5 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/18mncrb5 "DIN / EN 18MnCrB5") Every designation on file is listed — no truncation, no “+ n more”. Each one is itself a route that leads back here. ## Chemical composition 7 elements on file · weight % What this alloy is Fe Mn Cr Si Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 97.3 % Mn — 1.2 % Cr — 1.1 % Si — 0.3 % Traces & impurities · 0.2 % Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade. | Element | % by weight | |---|---| | C | 0.16–0.2 | | Si | 0.15–0.35 | | Mn | 1–1.3 | | P | 0.035 | | S | 0.015–0.035 | | Cr | 0.9–1.2 | | B | 0.0008–0.005 | Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium 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 | 0,0008-0,0050 | 0.001 | 0.005 | Range | | C | 0,16-0,20 | 0.160 | 0.200 | Range | | Si | 0,15-0,35 | 0.150 | 0.350 | Range | | P | 0,035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | Exact | | S | 0,015-0,035 | 0.015 | 0.035 | Range | | Cr | 0,90-1,20 | 0.900 | 1.200 | Range | | Mn | 1,00-1,30 | 1.000 | 1.300 | 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 Not enough recorded composition to predict a transformation temperature for this grade — missing: Ni, Mo. ## Physical & mechanical properties Density 7,85 g/cm³ Exact 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. ## Looking for this grade under another name? Search the catalogue by designation, material number or composition — every name on this page is itself a way in. [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=55fe01ce-6bae-4b69-ad22-5f51ab221b7b "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/material-no/1.7168.pdf "Datasheet as PDF")