Product specification

Ovako 803Q

General information
Ovako 803Q is an ingot cast through hardening steel specially designed for applications with extremely
high cleanliness demands and where isotropic properties are required. The steel has extremely low sulphur
content in order to reduce the number of elongated sulphides. Furtermore, the size distribution of oxide
inclusions has been reduced both in average and spread. Microsegregation is reduced by increased soaking
time and increased top crop weight. Typical applications are high pressure fuel injection parts, highly
stressed bearing components etc.

Nominal chemical composition

C% Si % Mn % P% S% Cr % Ni % Mo % Cu % Ti ppm O ppm

Min 0.90 0.15 0.20 1.40

Max 1.00 0.40 0.40 0.020 0.002 1.60 0.25 0.10 0.25 15 7
Mean 0.93 0.28 0.28 0.009 0.001 1.47 0.10 0.02 0.10 12 3.9

Nearest equivalent international standard

SAE ISO EN DIN AFNOR JIS GOST

52100 100Cr6 100Cr6 100Cr6 100Cr6 SUJ2 SchCh15

Steel cleanliness
Internal quality class: IQ (Isotropic Quality)

Micro inclusions Inclusion limits Ovako 803Q

Applied standard: DIN 50602 K1 10
9
Max DIN 50602 K1 rating

Sampling: 6 random sample from final product 8

dimension. 7
6
Limits: Dimension dependent. Average 5
rating of 6 samples will not exceed 4
limit in the right graph. 3
2
1
Macro inclusions
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Applied standard: ISO 3763 10 MHz UST
Bar diameter (mm)
(Blue fracture) (internal)
Total
Sampling: Statistical testing on billets.
Oxides
3 samples per tested heat
Sulphides
Limits: <1 mm/dm2 Max 18 defects/dm3
>0.2mm FBH

Microstructure and segregation (typical values)

Standard CG PA CN CN5 CZ6 CZ7

SEP 1520 2.1 3.0 4.1 5.1 6.0 7.2

Heat treatment recommendations
Heat treatement Temperature cycle Cooling

Forging 800-1100°C Air cool

Soft annealing (spheriodized) RT⇒820°C 1h

820°C 2h
820 ⇒740°C 1h
740 ⇒690°C 10 h Air cool
Stress relieve annealing 550-650°C 1h Air cool
Martensitic hardening 830-870°C 10-60 min Oil quench (+ tempering
within 2hrs)

Bainitic hardening 850-875°C 10-60 min Salt bath 220-250°C, 3-7 hrs
Tempering 160-500°C see diagram below Air cool

Tempering diagram
Austenitised at 840°C, oil quench and tempered 1h

70

60

50
HRC

40

30

20
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Temperature (°C)

Transformation diagrams

CCT diagram TTT diagram

1 000
800

900 1& Pearlite

700
800 99& Pearlite
600
700

Ferrite
Temperature (°C)

500
Temperature (°C)

600
90
500 400
Austenite 2 5 20 30
1% 99
%
Ba Ba
400 ini ini
300 te te
Bainite Ms
300
5 10 25 2525 200
5 M 50%
200
Martensite
100
100
A B C D E F G
0 0
1 5 10 20 40 60 Seconds 1 5 10 30 60 Seconds 1 2 Hours
1 2 5 10 Minutes 1 2 5 10 30 60 Minutes
A B C D E F G
T 8-5 (s): 13 17 23 30 38 75 300
Hardness (HV30): 854 844 751 640 601 366 308
Mechanical properties (typical values)
Yield strength Ultimate tensile strength Elongation
Condition Hardness
Rp0,2 (MPa) Rm (MPa) A5 (%)

Hot rolled soft annealed 195 HB 410 700 27

Cold worked 210 HB 700 880 13
Martensitically hardened 61 HRC 1700 2300 2

Fatigue properties
Test method: Rotating beam
99.9
Stress level: Single stress 950 MPa

Probability of specimen failure (%)

95.0
80.0
Specimen: Hourglass shape Ø 9.5 mm
50.0

Material: Heat R2569 Ø90 mm 30.0

Structure: Martensite 10.0

5.0
Hardness: 61 HRC 2.0

Fatigue life L10 L50 L90 1E+05 1E+06 1E+07 1E+08

Million cycles: 3 11 23 Fatigue cycles

Other properties (typical values)

Youngs modulus (GPa) Poisson´s ratio (-) Shear modulus (GPa) Density (kg/m3)
210 0.3 80 7800

Average CTE Specific heat capacity Thermal conductivity Electrical resistivity

20-300°C 50-100°C Ambient temperature Ambient temperature
(µm/m°K) (J/kg°K) (W/m°K) (µΩm)

12 480 45 0.22

Machinability
SAE 52100 Ovako 803Q

v 5 259.2 309.2 α for SAE 52100 100

v10 248,8 262.2 = 0.43

Ovako 80

v15 242.9 238.1 α for Ovako 803Q

SA
E5

v30 233.1 202.0 = 0.24

Wear time T (min)

21

3Q
00

v60 223.7 171.3

Test method: According to ISO 3685 10

Material: Heat L5189, Ø 65 mm bar

Heat treatment: Soft annealed
Cutting depth: 2.5 mm
Feed: 0.4 mm/r
Tool wear criterion 1
VBb (average): 0.3 mm 100 1000
Cutting speed v (m/min)
Cutting edge: SNMA 120408 in type P15
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Ovako Steel AB
Product spec: PSF 803Q
S-813 82 Hofors, Sweden
Issue: 1
Tel. + 46 290 250 00
Date: 2005-10-01
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