Material: 1.7225 – 42CrMo4
Description:
Versatile engineering steel with high strength and simultaneously high toughness
If the sulfur content is 0.020-0.040%, this steel is called 1.7227
Applications:
piston rods, tie rods, coupling rods, rotor axles, hammer
axles, crankshafts, connecting rods, axles, gears
Technical characteristics
Chemical composition (acc. DIN EN ISO 683-2 (09/2018))
Mass fraction in %
C [%]
min. 0.38
max. 0.45
Si [%]
min. 0.1
max. 0.4
Mn [%]
min. 0.6
max. 0.9
Cr [%]
min. 0.9
max. 1.2
Cu [%]
max. 0.4
P [%]
max. 0.025
S [%]
max. 0.035
Mo [%]
min. 0.15
max. 0.3
Mechanical properties
For more information on the mechanical properties, please refer to the following product datasheet for download.