EN 10089 Grade 60Cr3 quenched and tempered (+QT)

EN 10089 Grade 60Cr3 quenched and tempered (+QT) introduction

The steel 60Cr3 is used for hot formed leaf springs, torsion springs, coil springs for the vehicle construction as well as larger tension and compression springs for the mechanical engineering.

Equivalent material: ISO 60Cr3, DIN 1.7177, DIN 60Cr3, EN 1.7177

EN 10089 Grade 60Cr3 quenched and tempered (+QT) general

Property Temperature Value Comment
Density 23.0 °C Density of 7.8 - 7.9 g/cm³ Typical for Chromium Steel

EN 10089 Grade 60Cr3 quenched and tempered (+QT) thermal

Property Temperature Value Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion 23.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 9.4E-6 - 1.5E-5 1/K Typical for Chromium Steel
Melting point - Melting point of 1382 - 1529 °C Typical for Chromium Steel
Specific heat capacity 23.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 440 - 494 J/(kg·K) Typical for Chromium Steel
Thermal conductivity 23.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 23 - 50 W/(m·K) Typical for Chromium Steel

EN 10089 Grade 60Cr3 quenched and tempered (+QT) chemical

Property Value
Carbon Carbon of 0.55 - 0.65 %
Chromium Chromium of 0.6 - 0.9 %
Manganese Manganese of 0.7 - 1 %
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.03 %
Silicon Silicon of 0.4 %
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.025 %

EN 10089 Grade 60Cr3 quenched and tempered (+QT) mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Elastic modulus 23.0 °C Elastic modulus of 200 - 215 GPa Typical for Chromium Steel
Elongation 20.0 °C Elongation of 3 % -
Poisson's ratio 23.0 °C Poisson's ratio of 0.29 [-] Typical for Chromium Steel
Reduction of area 20.0 °C Reduction of area of 20 % -
Tensile strength 20.0 °C Tensile strength of 1450 - 1750 MPa -
Yield strength Rp0.2 20.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 1300 MPa -

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