CSS-42L is a stainless steel containing good contents of cobalt and molybdenum. It can be case hardened to very high levels while maintaining good interior toughness and ductility. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: SS-1171. Producer or source: Latrobe Specialty Steel Company.

AISI 1526 is a carbon steel containing relatively high manganese (1.10 to 1.40%) and low-to-medium carbon. It combines good machinability, good workability and good weldability. It may be used in hot-rolled, annealed, normalized or liquid quenched-and-tempered condition for a wide range of applications. Also, it may be case hardened by carburizing. Its high manganese content provides increased hardenability which is reflected in all uses and gives increased strength in the core of carburized parts and in uncarburized applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CS-71. Producer or source: Carbon steel mills.

SAE 1019 is a carbon steel that combines good machinability, good hot and cold-workability, and good welding characteristics. It is used in the annealed, hot-worked, normalized, cold-worked or water-quenched-and-tempered condition for many automotive and metal-working applications. It may be used in the carburized condition or without carburizing. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CS-72. Producer or source: Carbon steel mills.

CBS-600 VIM-VAR is a carburizing bearing and gear steel designed for service temperature up to 600 F. The steel is double vacuum melted and has optimum tensile properties together with good impact resistance and fracture toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: SA-441. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

PYROWEAR Alloy 53 is a carburizing steel with good temper resistance and high case hot hardness combined with high core impact strength and fracture toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: SA-443. Producer or source: Carpenter.

SAE 9310 is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum carburizing steel with excellent toughness in both core and case. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: SA-444. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

CBS-1000M VIM-VAR is a carburizing bearing and gear steel designed for service up to 800 F(427 C). It is produced by vacuum induction melting followed by vacuum arc remelting to provide optimum strength, ductility, fatigue life and fracture toughness. The hardened case properties match those of M-50 VIM-VAR through-hardening bearing alloy while core properties provide good impact and crack propagation resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and shear strength. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: SA-450. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

CARPENTER NO. 158 ALLOY is a chromium-nickel carburizing steel ideally suited for jobs requiring an extra measure of core strength in sections up to 5 inches thick. Additionally, the steel develops high wear resistant case characteristics when carburized and hardened. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. Filing Code: SA-37. Producer or source: Carpenter. Originally published January 1956, revised May 1991.

CBS-50NiL VIM-VAR is produced by vacuum induction melting followed by Vac-Are remelting. It meets high cleanliness standards. It is a low carbon, nickel added variant of AISI M50 (see Alloy Digest TS-415, July 1983). High core fracture toughness is its primary advantage over the non-carburizing M50 VIM-VAR. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: SA-462. Producer or source: Lauobe Steel Company. “Originally published October 1991, revised January 1992, revised March 1992.”

AISI 1118 is a resulfurized carbon steel for applications requiring a free-machining carburizing steel. Its relatively high manganese content provides increased hardenability in all applications and increased hardness and strength in uncarburized uses and in the core of carburized components. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CS-55. Producer or source: Carbon steel mills. See also Alloy Digest CS-91, December 1982.

CARPENTER TGS is a multipurpose oil-hardening, non-deforming carburizing steel. It is basically a free-machining type of carburizing steel. It is produced and processed to a high level of cleanliness and uniformity so that it can be used for tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as deformation. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-309. Producer or source: Carpenter.

AISI 4820 is a low-carbon carburizing steel containing nominally 3.5% nickel and 0.25% molybdenum. It is ideal for uses that require a strong, tough core along with a highly wear-resistant carburized case. In addition, it offers a good combination of strength and low-temperature toughness for non-carburized applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-311. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

Alloy Steel 2515 (Nonstandard, formerly AISI-SAE 2515) is a 5% nickel steel well suited for special and/or heavy-duty carburizing applications. It was one of the earliest alloy steels and offers a good combination of strength and low-temperature toughness for non-carburized applications. It has been used in some European countries for many years for cryogenic applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-313. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

SAE 1016 is a low-carbon steel combining good machinability, good workability and good weldability. It is used for components case-hardened by carburizing. It is also used in the hot-rolled, annealed, normalized or cold-worked condition for a variety of construction and engineering applications. SAE 1016 has a relatively high manganese content (0.60-0.90%) for a low-carbon steel; this provides increased hardenability which is reflected in all uses and gives increased hardness and strength in the core of carburized parts and in uncarburized applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CS-58. Producer or source: Carbon steel mills.

SAE 1026 is a low-to-medium-carbon steel used in the annealed, hot-worked, normalized, cold-worked or water-quenched-and-tempered condition for a variety of engineering and construction applications. It combines good workability (hot or cold), good machinability and good weldability. It has relatively high manganese (0.60-0.90%); this provides increased hardenability which is reflected in all uses and gives somewhat increased hardness and strength in the core of carburized parts and in uncarburized applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CS-60. Producer or source: Carbon steel mills.

AISI 1524 is a low-to-medium carbon steel combining good workability, good machinability and good weldability. It is used in the hot-rolled, annealed, normalized, cold-worked or water-quenched-and-tempered condition for a variety of applications. It is also used for parts case-hardened by carburizing. It has a high manganese content (1.35-1.65%) to provide increased hardenability which is reflected in all uses and gives increased strength and hardness in the core of carburized parts and in uncarburized applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CS-61. Producer or source: Carbon steel mills.

Alloy Steel 8124 (Nonstandard, using AISI-SAE numbering system) is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum carburizing steel for use where a core of medium strength and toughness combined with a wear-resistant carburized case is sufficient. This steel can be used also without carburizing for many machinery components and structural purposes. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-326. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

SAE 1021 is a carbon steel of relatively high manganese content which increases hardenability and hardness over that of carbon steels of lower manganese. It combines good machinability, good workability (hot or cold) and good weldability. It is used in the annealed, hot-worked, normalized, cold-worked or water-quenched-and-tempered condition for many applications. It may be used in uncarburized applications and for components case-hardened by carburizing. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CS-64. Producer or source: Carbon steel mills.

Ovako 253 is steel developed primarily for carburizing. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: SA-609. Producer or source: Ovako North America Inc. and Ovako Holdings AB.

AISI 8720 is a low alloy carburizing steel capable of producing high core strength and toughness. It is recommended for shock resistant machinery parts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on low temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-211. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.