--- title: "1.7311 — Case hardening steels" description: "1.7311 is the material number of the grade also listed as 20CrMo2. Category: 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 · 2 designations # 1.7311 1.7311 is the material number of the grade also listed as 20CrMo2. It is a material in the category Case hardening steels. We list 2 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN. - ***Material no.* **1.7311**** - [*Category* **Case hardening steels · 60 grades**](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Category: Case hardening steels · 60 grades") - *Designations* **2** [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=5b7e40a0-737d-401e-bbfc-5296d4142387 "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/material-no/1.7311.pdf "Datasheet as PDF") ## If you came for one of these The most-used names for this grade. - [DIN / EN 20CrMoS2 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/20crmos2 "DIN / EN 20CrMoS2") ## 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 2 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 Withdrawn designation no longer current — a separate column from the two above, so a name can be same grade and withdrawn at once. DIN / EN Europe · 2 - [20CrMo2 This grade’s own name Withdrawn](/materials/din-en/20crmo2 "DIN / EN 20CrMo2") - [20CrMoS2 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/20crmos2 "DIN / EN 20CrMoS2") Every designation on file is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 Mo Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 97.8 % Mn — 0.7 % Cr — 0.6 % 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 | 0.18–0.23 | | Si | 0.15–0.35 | | Mn | 0.6–0.8 | | P | 0.035 | | S | 0.02–0.04 | | Cr | 0.5–0.7 | | Mo | 0.3–0.4 | Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium Molybdenum 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 | |---|---|---|---|---| | C | 0,18-0,23 | 0.180 | 0.230 | Range | | Si | 0,15-0,35 | 0.150 | 0.350 | Range | | P | 0,035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | Exact | | S | 0,020-0,040 | 0.020 | 0.040 | Range | | Cr | 0,50-0,70 | 0.500 | 0.700 | Range | | Mn | 0,60-0,80 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 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 Mn / Cr 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. [20MoCrS3 1.7319 Mn 0,60-0,90 · Cr 0,40-0,70 - ΔMn 0.05 - ΔCr 0.05 - 3 designations](/materials/din-en/20mocrs3 "20MoCrS3")[20MoCr3 1.7320 Mn 0,60-0,90 · Cr 0,40-0,70 - ΔMn 0.05 - ΔCr 0.05 - 3 designations](/materials/din-en/20mocr3 "20MoCr3")[25MoCr4 1.7325 Mn 0,60-0,90 · Cr 0,40-0,60 - ΔMn 0.05 - ΔCr 0.10 - 5 designations](/materials/din-en/25mocr4 "25MoCr4")[25MoCrS4 1.7326 Mn 0,60-0,90 · Cr 0,40-0,60 - ΔMn 0.05 - ΔCr 0.10 - 2 designations](/materials/din-en/25mocrs4 "25MoCrS4")[22CrV3 1.7511 Mn 0,60-0,75 · Cr 0,65-0,80 - ΔMn 0.02 - ΔCr 0.13 - 5 designations](/materials/din-en/22crv3 "22CrV3")[1.7015 1.7015 Mn 0,40-0,60 · Cr 0,40-0,70 - ΔMn 0.20 - ΔCr 0.05 - 36 designations](/materials/material-no/1.7015 "1.7015") ## 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. 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