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15B41H
Chemical Composition. UNS H15411 and SAE/AISI: 0.35 IO 0.45 Hardening. Heat to 8-15 “C t IS_55 “F).Carbonitriding is a suitahle sur-
C. I.75 to I .75 hln. 0. I.5 to 0.35 Si (0.0005 to 0.003 B can be expected) face hardening process. Should he regarded as an alloy steel in quenching
from austenitiring temperature. Usually quenched in oil. except for very
Similar Steels (U.S. and/or Foreign). LINS HI s-11 I; SAE
hea\! sections. L\‘ater or brine quenching likely to result in quench crack-
J 1268: (Ger.) DIN I .5X7
ing. Full precautions should be taken when parts are induction hardened.
Characteristics. A boron treated IS-II H. Significant increase in har- Overly severe quenching can also cause quench cracking
denability caused b) boron addition. Forgeability is good. hlachinabilit) is
fair. Weldability IS poor
Tempering After Hardening. Hardness of nppmximntely 52 HRC
Forging. Heat to IX5 “C (2775 “FL Do not forge below 870 “C I 1600 “F) can be reduced b! tempenng

Recommended Heat Treating Practice Tempering After Normalizing. For large sections, normalize by
Normalizing. Heat to 900 “C ( I650 “F). Cool in air cowentional practice. Results in structure of tine pearlite. Temper up to
about S-10 “C (I000 “F). hlechanical properties not equal to those achieved
Annealing. Heat to 830 “c ( IS15 “F). Furnace cool to 650 “C t I ZOO “FJ h) quenching and tempering Resulting strength far higher than that of
at a rate not to exceed 28 “C (SO “F) per h annealed structure. Normalize and temper heavy forgings
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Recommended Processing Sequence 15841 H: Hardness vs Tempering Temperature. Represents an

15B41H: End-Quench Hardenability

I I.33 60 53 I3 20 5-l 52 26
1 3.16 59 51 II ‘2.12 91 25
3 4.74 59 s2 15 23.70 50 25
.I 6.3’ 58 51 I6 25.28 49 2-l
5 7.90 5x 51 I8 xu 16 3
6 9.18 57 50 20 31.60 12 22
7 II 06 s7 49 22 31.76 39 II
8 12.6-i 56 -18 24 37.92 36 21
9 11.22 55 44 26 41.08 3-l 20
IO IS.80 55 37 28 44.2-l 33
II 17.38 s-l 32 30 17.40 31
1 I2 18.96 53 28 32 50 Sh 31
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15841 H: Hardenability Curves. Heat-treating temperatures recommended by SAE. Normalize (for forged or rolled specimens only): 870
“C (1600 “F). Austenitize: 845 “C (1550 “F)
Hardness limits for specification
purposes
J distance, Eardoess, ARC
mm Maximum Minimum

1.5 60 53
3 60 52
5 59 52
I 58 51
9 58 50
11 51 49
13 56 47
15 55 41
20 53 26
25 50 24
30 45 23
35 39 21
40 35 20
45 32
50 31

Hardness limits for specification

1 60 53
2 59 52
3 59 52
4 58 51
5 58 51
6 51 50
I 51 49
8 56 48
9 55 44
10 55 37
11 54 32
12 53 28
13 52 26
14 51 25
15 50 25
16 49 24
18 46 23
20 42 22
22 39 21
24 36 21
26 34 20
28 33 ...
30 31
32 31
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15B41H: Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagram. Composition: 0.42 C, 1.61 Mn, 0.006 P, 0.019 S. 0.29 Si, 0.004 B. Grain size.
ASTM 7 to 8. AC, at 725 “C (1335 “F). AC, at 780 “C (1435 “F)