Special engineering steel

FOR GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MINING AND GEAR

MANUFACTURING, AS WELL AS THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Buderus Edelstahl Buderus Edelstahl

CONTENTS
Buderus Edelstahl 2
Products 4
Production 5
Quality 6
Gear steel
Stock program
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8 SPECIAL ENGINEERING STEELS
WITH UNIQUE STRENGTHS
Steel grades 10

BUDERUS EDELSTAHL QUALITY FROM A SINGLE SOURCE:

The entire production process, from melting through to pro-
duction of the end product, takes place at the Wetzlar site. This
also applies for our high-quality special engineering steels. We
melt the initial material from high-quality scrap steel in our
own steel plant and forge the ingots in the open die forging
process on our hydraulic presses with a compression force of
up to 100 MN. The heat treatment and quality check also take
place directly on-site. All production steps are precisely coor-
dinated. This saves time, makes the product handover easier
and makes us flexible and reliable. The short communication
paths between quality assurance, production planning, pro-
duction and sales enable smooth order processing.

The expectations of our customers have the highest priority

at every stage. As a competent partner, we are available for
all application queries and work with our customers to find
suitable solutions for specific requirements. We produce tried-
and-tested standard products, as well as individual steels, which
we develop according to the specifications of our customers.
Small batch sizes are no problem for us. The success of Buderus
Edelstahl is based on a high level of flexibility, reliability and
service, as well as on a transparent materials management
and quality assurance system.

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Products
SHORT LEAD TIMES
Special engineering steel from Buderus Edelstahl has a wide
range of uses in gear manufacturing and rolling bearing pro-
duction, mining, in the oil and gas industry, in the energy sector,
as well as in other general areas of mechanical engineering.
Our customers value the reliability of our case hardening and
tempered steels in particular especially in difficult conditions
such as those encountered in the field of large gear unit pro-
duction. With the case hardening steel 18CrNiMo7-6, for example,
we offer a high-purity steel, which is the ideal choice for gear
wheels and gear parts. Our nickel alloy steels with a nickel content
of up to three percent can withstand the highest strains in drill
heads and pump housings.
Our concept for large gear unit production is based on forging
complete bars instead of single forgings. This not only optimizes
production costs, but also increases quality at the same time.
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We deliver bars in standard production lengths or fixed lengths,
as well as disks sawn off the bar with a diameter of up to
1,550 mm. We can also fulfill customer requests at short notice:
We stock the most common special engineering steel grades
and dimensions in our store in either raw forged, rough turned
and/or rough turned and pre-drilled state.
The benefits of our special engineering steel:
excellent micro- and macroscopic degree of purity
low level of trace elements
low segregation
narrow tolerance limits
Production
IN-HOUSE MELTING
With a furnace capacity of 100 to, Buderus Edelstahl melts its
raw materials in its own electric steel plant. For this, we use
high-quality scrap steel from the recycling cycles in Germany
and Europe. After tapping, the steel is deoxidized and degassed
in the secondary metallurgy process (LF-VD/VOD plant) and
either deep desulphurized or set to a controlled sulphur content
depending on the requirements. We bottom-cast the special
steel in moulds with hot top insulation to ingots weighing between
2.8 and 190 to.
Our open die forging plant is equipped with high-performance
presses with forces of 20 MN, 55 MN and 80/100 MN. Here, we
forge ingots up to an operating weight of 190 to. The subsequent
heat treatment takes place in shuttle kilns or continuous kilns.
Our deep hole drilling bench can achieve holes up to 13 m deep.
On the lathes, we process weights of up to 120 to, diameters
up to 2,100 mm and lengths of up to 17 m. Our wide range of saws
enable us to cut through bars up to a diameter range of
2,000x2,000 mm.
OUR PRODUCTION PROCESS
Quality Gear steel

CERTIFIED TESTING GEAR STEEL 1.6587 (ISO-B/DNV HIGH GRADE)

Our own melting plant, state-of-the-art ladle metallurgy, casting CHEM. COMPOSITION (MASS-%)
of ingots and process-controlled production steps guarantee
the high quality standard of the special engineering steel from C Si W P S Cr Ni Mo O
Buderus Edelstahl. And we also monitor the quality of the special
engineering steel meticulously. Our quality assurance system 0.150.19 max. 0.4 0.50.6 max. 0.025 max. 0.005 1.51.8 1.41.7 0.250.35 max. 0.0025
specifies all quality-relevant process steps and inspection points
in detail. Each production step is checked precisely and docu-
mented clearly from the melting of the steel through to the
Designations
forming processes and delivery. The integrated management
18CrNiMo7-6
system at Buderus Edelstahl GmbH is certified in accordance
17CrNiMo6
with ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001.
In accordance with EN 10084
ME grade in accordance with ISO 6336 5
In addition to the traditional material tests, such as tensile tests,
hardness tests, structure and purity level tests in accordance ZF1A
with national and international standards, we also check fracture-
mechanical parameters (e.g. KIC), carry out impact tests Delivered condition
according to Brugger and conduct tests with the scanning Heat treatment
electron microscope and EDX/WDX analyses in our testing FP-annealed
laboratory. The testing laboratory is certified by Deutsche QT-pre-hardened and tempered
Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS) in accordance with
DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025. Hardness
FP-annealed: 159207 HB
The sawn plates of the gear steel 18CrNiMo7-6 achieve the QT-pre-hardened and tempered: 179229 HB
highest purity levels thanks to our quasi-isotropic material Hardening capacity HH EN 10084
properties and comply with the DNV High Grade quality. This
has been certified by Det Norske Veritas. The outstanding Degree of purity
quality of this steel has also been certified by Germanischer In accordance with DIN 50602, K 4: max. 2
Lloyd. In accordance with ISO 4967:

A B C D DS

thin thick thin thick thin thick thin thick max.

1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

All our bar steels are 100 percent tested and are delivered as standard
with a plant acceptance certificate in accordance with EN 10204 3.1.

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Stock program Stock program

WE STOCK SPECIAL ENGINEERING STEEL

We use it to produce the following products at short notice:

B lanks
Rough-turned, drilled, sawn disks and rings
With plant acceptance certificate EN 10204 3.1

Steel grade Regulation Heat treatment 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 420 430 440 450 460 480 500 525 530 550 575 600 625 640 650 660 670 700 725 750 800 850 900 950 1,000 1,050 1,150 1,250 1,350 1,450 1,550 1,650
condition

FP-annealed

6587
ISO-B/High Grade EN 10084
18CrNiMo7-6

Prehardened

7131
EN 10084 FP-annealed
16MnCr5

1191
EN 10083 Annealed
Ck-45

658
ISO-B EN 10083 Annealed
34CrNiMo6
Hardened and
6959
tempered to
35NiCrMoV12-5
1,1001,250 N/mm2

6981 Hardened and

21CrMoNiV4-7 tempered

7225 Hardened and

EN 10083
42CrMo4 tempered

851
EN 10085 Annealed
31CrMoV9

8550 Hardened and

EN 10085
34CrAlNi7 tempered

Machined
Warehouse Wetzlar (Germany) Phone: +49 6441 3742528 or 2587 Fax: +49 6441 3742763
Machined/drilled
Raw

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Steel grades Steel grades

OUR SPECIAL ENGINEERING STEELS

PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS

Mat.no. EN/DINdesignation Regulation AFNOR AISI Material properties Delivered condition Applications Composition (Mass-%)
C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Mo V

Usable, suitable for cold-

6587 18CrNiMo7-6 EN 10084 18 CND 6 heading, good hardening FP-annealed, prehardened Gears 0.150.21 max. 0.4 0.50.9 max. 0.025 max. 0.035 1.51.8 1.41.7 0.250.35
capacity

Usable, suitable for

7131 16MnCr5 EN 10084 16 MC 5 FP-annealed Gears 0.140.19 max. 0.4 1.01.3 max. 0.025 max. 0.035 0.81.1
cold-heading

Suitable for hardening and Mechanical

6580 30CrNiMo8 EN 10083 30 CND 8 Hardened and tempered 0.260.33 max. 0.4 0.306 max. 0.025 max. 0.035 1.82.2 1.82.2 0.300.50
tempering engineering

Suitable for hardening and Annealed/hardened and Mechanical

6582 34CrNiMo6 EN 10083 34 CND 6 0.30.38 max. 0.4 0.50.7 max. 0.025 max. 0.035 1.41.7 1.41.7 0.150.3
tempering tempered engineering

Suitable for hardening and Hardened and tempered Mechanical

6959 35NiCrMoV12-5 0.30.4 0.150.35 0.40.7 max. 0.015 max. 0.015 1.01.4 2.53.5 0.350.6 0.080.2
tempering to 1,1001,250 MPa engineering

Turbine shafts/
6981 21CrMoNiV4-7 Heat resistant Hardened and tempered 0.170.25 0.150.35 0.350.85 max. 0.03 max. 0.035 0.91.2 0.20.8 0.650.8 0.250.35
screws

Suitable for hardening and Mechanical

7225 42CrMo4 EN 10083 40 CD 4 4140 Hardened and tempered 0.380.45 max. 0.4 0.60.8 max. 0.035 max. 0.035 0.91.2 0.150.30
tempering engineering

Turbine shafts/
7709 21CrMoV5-7 EN 10269 Heat resistant Hardened and tempered 0.170.25 max. 0.4 0.40.8 max. 0.025 max. 0.03 1.21.5 0.550.8 0.250.35
screws

Nitriding steel with good

toughness properties
and thermal strength, Hardened and tempered
7735 14CrMoV6-9 20 CDV 5 7 Extrusion tools 0.110.17 max. 0.25 0.81.0 max. 0.02 max. 0.015 1.251.5 0.81.0 0.200.30
weldable, high degree of to 9001,050 MPa
purity, 750900 HV5
after nitriding

Nitriding steel,
Mechanical
8519 31CrMoV9 EN 10085 30 CDV 9 750850 HV5 after Annealed 0.260.34 max. 0.4 0.40.7 max. 0.025 max. 0.03 2.32.7 0.150.25 0.10.2
engineering
nitriding

Aluminium-alloy nitriding
steel, surface hardness 0.150.25
8550 34CrAlNi7 EN 10085 34 CAND 7 Hardened and tempered Extrusion tools 0.30.37 max. 0.4 0.40.7 max. 0.025 max. 0.03 1.51.8 0.851.15
9001,150 HV5 after Al: 0.81.2
nitriding

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CLOSE TO THE CUSTOMER ALL OVER THE WORLD

Buderus Edelstahl GmbH is a renowned German manufacturer of high-grade special steels.

Both our standard steels and our special steels have an excellent reputation all over the world.
With more than 50 sites, service centres and product warehouses, we guarantee close
cooperation and quick reaction times for our customers.

Special steels from Buderus Edelstahl are used in vehicle and drive technology, plant and machine
construction, as well as tool and mould production. We deliver quality products from a single
source for these high-tech sectors:

Tool steel
Special engineering steel
Open die forgings
Drop forged components
Hot and cold-rolled strips
Semi-finished products
Hardness comparison plates

ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO/TS 16949

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Buderus Edelstahl GmbH, Wetzlar, 04/2015