16MnCr15 Case Hardening steel

16MnCr5 Case-hardening steels have a relatively low carbon content mostly ranging between 0.10 and 0.30%. These steels are intended for case hardening, a special variant of hardening. It consists of the process steps carburizing, hardening and tempering.

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