60SGH, 54SiCr6, 1.7102, 60SiCr8 - spring steel

54SiCr6, 1.7102, 60SiCr8, 60MnSiCr4, 1.2826 - Spring manganese-chromium alloy steel for spring on heavy-duty springs.

Standards Steel Grades
Chemical Composition %
C: Mn: Si: P: S: Cr: Ni: Cu:
PN 60SGH
0.55 - 0.65 0.90 - 1.10 1.00 - 1.30 <0.035 <0.035 0.40 - 0.60 <0.40 <0.25
EN / DIN 60SiCr8 - 61SiCr7 - 1.7108
0.57 - 0.65 0.70 - 1.00 1.60 - 2.00 <0.025 <0.025 0.20 - 0.45 - -
ISO 60MnSiCr4 - 1.2826
0.58 - 0.66 0.90 - 1.20 0.90 - 1.20 <0.03 <0.03 0.40 - 0.70 - -
PN 60SG
0.56 - 0.64 0.80 - 1.10 1.30 - 1.80 <0.03 <0.03 <0.30 <0.40 <0.25
EN 54SiCr6 - 54 SiCr 6 - 1.7102 - 7102
0,51 - 0.59 0.5 - 0.8 1.2 - 1.6 <0.025 <0.025 0.5 - 0.8 - -

Steel 60MnSiCr4, 1.2826 - specification and application

Steel with high hardening capacity, strength, and high ductility for springs and the heavy-duty spring elements and subject to impacts. Steel for railway engineering used in rolling stock for i.e. bumper rings of railway wagons.

Grade can operate at temperatures up to 300 ℃. It has additional applications as steel for valve springs, torsional shafts, spring rings. Steel is non-welding grade and does not exhibit corrosion resistance, including atmospheric resistance.

Mechanical and physical properties of 60MnSiCr4, 60SiCr8, 61SiCr7 steel

Mechanical and physical properties
Tensile strenght, Rm ≥ 1370 MPa
Yield point, Re ≥ 1230 MPa
Contraction, Z -
Elongation, A ≥ 7%
Hardness in the raw condition ≤ 302 HB
Hardness in softened condition ≤ 269 HB
Hardness in the hardened condition 380 - 520 HB
Density ρ  ~7,85 kg/dm³
Thermal conductivity  λ20℃ 37.3 W ⋅ m⁻¹ K⁻¹
Thermal capacity c20-100℃  511 J ⋅​ kg⁻¹ K⁻¹
Linear Expansion Factor α20-100℃ 12.0 ⋅ 10⁻⁶ K⁻¹

Mechanical properties for specific temperatures

Chemical composition of the material Thermal treatment Impact resistance KM, J/cm3 (kG ⋅ m/cm2) in temperatures
+50℃ +20℃ 0℃ -20℃ -40℃ -60℃ -70℃
C: Mn: Si: Cr: Ni: Hardening in oil at 850℃ - 850℃
Tempering in oil at - 480℃
3.4 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0
0.61 1.04 1.00 0.57 0.08 33 23 25 24 24 24 19

Heat treatment of 60MnSiCr4,1.2826 steel

Heat treatment - temperatures and processes
Slow softening annealing 640 - 680℃
Normalizing annealing in calm air 830 - 850℃
Hardening in oil 840 - 860℃
Tempering in the air or oil 450 - 510℃

Substitutes, equivalents and other species designations

60SiCr8
61SiCr7
1.7108
56SiCr7
56 SiCr 7
67SiCr5
67 SiCr 5
1.7103
7103
61 SC 7
61SC7
C2430
C 2430
62SiMnCr4
62 SiMnCr 4
1.2101
2101
ČSN 14 260
ČSN 14260
stal 60SG
EN48A
EN 48 A
60Si2CrA
A21603
54SiCr6
54 SiCr 6
1.7102
7102

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