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Material number · Europe · 1 designation

# 1.7271

1.7271 is the material number of the grade also listed as 23CrMoB3-3. It is a material in the category Case hardening steels. We list 1 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN.

- ***Material no.* **1.7271****
- [*Category* **Case hardening steels · 60 grades**](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Category: Case hardening steels · 60 grades")
- *Designations* **1**

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## If you came for one of these

 The most-used names for this grade.

- [DIN / EN 23CrMoB3-3 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/23crmob3-3 "DIN / EN 23CrMoB3-3")

## About Case hardening steels

Case hardening steels are steels designed to develop a hard, wear-resistant surface while retaining a tough and ductile core. They are used for components such as gears, shafts and other machine parts exposed to contact wear and cyclic loading.

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Withdrawn designation no longer current — a separate column from the two above, so a name can be same grade and withdrawn at once.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

- [23CrMoB3-3 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/23crmob3-3 "DIN / EN 23CrMoB3-3")

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

## Chemical composition

 8 elements on file · weight %

What this alloy is

Fe Mn Cr Mo

Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 97.5 % Mn — 0.8 % Cr — 0.8 % Mo — 0.4 % Traces & impurities · 0.5 %

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

| Element | % by weight |
|---|---|
| C | 0.2–0.25 |
| Si | 0.15–0.35 |
| Mn | 0.7–0.9 |
| P | 0.035 |
| S | 0.035 |
| Cr | 0.7–0.9 |
| Mo | 0.3–0.4 |
| B | 0.0008–0.005 |

Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium Molybdenum 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 | 0,20-0,25 | 0.200 | 0.250 | Range |
| 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 | 0,70-0,90 | 0.700 | 0.900 | Range |
| Mn | 0,70-0,90 | 0.700 | 0.900 | Range |
| Mo | 0,30-0,40 | 0.300 | 0.400 | 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.

## 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.

## Similar grades — and why

Selection rule, stated so you can disagree with it: same number class 1.7, 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.

[22CrMoS3-5 1.7333

Cr 0,70-1,00 · Mn 0,70-1,00

- ΔCr 0.05
- ΔMn 0.05
- 1 designations](/materials/din-en/22crmos3-5 "22CrMoS3-5")[17CrS3 1.7014

Cr 0,70-1,00 · Mn 0,60-0,90

- ΔCr 0.05
- ΔMn 0.05
- 2 designations](/materials/din-en/17crs3 "17CrS3")[17Cr3 1.7016

Cr 0,70-1,00 · Mn 0,60-0,90

- ΔCr 0.05
- ΔMn 0.05
- 36 designations](/materials/din-en/17cr3 "17Cr3")[22CrV3 1.7511

Cr 0,65-0,80 · Mn 0,60-0,75

- ΔCr 0.07
- ΔMn 0.13
- 5 designations](/materials/din-en/22crv3 "22CrV3")[20Cr4 1.7027

Cr 0,90-1,20 · Mn 0,60-0,90

- ΔCr 0.25
- ΔMn 0.05
- 25 designations](/materials/din-en/20cr4 "20Cr4")[20CrS4 1.7028

Cr 0,90-1,20 · Mn 0,60-0,90

- ΔCr 0.25
- ΔMn 0.05
- 1 designations](/materials/din-en/20crs4 "20CrS4")

## Looking for this grade under another name?

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