Data sheet Cronidur® 30

Mat.-No.: 1.4108 – SAE No. AMS 5898

X 30 CrMoN 15 1
 Cronidur® 30
CRONIDUR® 30 is a pressure-nitrided martenistic cold working steel. It offers a high durability at a maximum
hardness of 60 HRc. By using the PESR-process in combination with a sophisticated forging- respectively rolling
technology and extreme high cleanliness and homogeneous structure can be achieved. This leads to an excellent
machinability with an outstanding polishability and high dimensional stability after heat treatment. The partly
substitution of carbon by nitrogen offers a far better corrosion resistance and wear resistance than conventionally
produced cold working steels. Beyond this the CRONIDUR® 30 has a high temper resistance up to 500 °C. As a
result of this outstanding qualities the material is an established grade for ball screws and bearings in the aircraft
industry as well as in the common mechanical engineering industries.

Besides the classical branches there have been

developed several new applications:

Cutter knifes and Portioner-Units in the Food
Industry
Vanes, Spindles, Extrusion- und Portioner-Units in
the Chemical- and Pharmaceutical Industry
Compression Tools
High-Glance Polished Cavities in the Plastics
Industry
Shredderknives und Granulatingrotors in the
Recycling Industry
Instruments in the Medical Industry

Chemical Analysis Structure comparison (Magnification 1000x, etched)

Min. Max.
Carbon 0.25 0.35
Silicon - 1.00
Manganese - 1.00
Chrome 14.00 16.00
Nickel - 0.50
Molybdenum 0.85 1.10
Cronidur® 30 1.4112
Nitrogen 0.30 0.50

Comparison of toughness (spec. Impact energy) Comparison of corrosion resistance

at a hardness of 56-57 HRc
150

140 35

120 30

100 25

80 20
[J/cm2]

[PRE]

60 15

40 10

20 5

0 0
Cronidur® 1.4125 1.4112 Cronidur® 1.4125 1.4112 X180Cr20
30 30 PM
 Heat treatment
Soft-annealing
Cronidur® 30 has to be heated up steadily to a
temperature of 780 – 820 °C. The holding time at
temperature after full warm-up is 8 h. After finished
soft-annealing the hardness will be 200 – 240 HB.
content in the surface. If hardening is under normal
pressure it is necessary to add a machining allowance
on all surfaces of 0,2 mm to eliminate possible
surface influences.

Stress relief annealing Cool-down

The stress relief annealing up to a temperature of
600 – 650°C follows after rough machining. The
holding time at temperature after full warm-up is 2
h with subsequent cool-down to 350 °C in the furn-
ace. Afterwards cool-down in steady air.
Hardening
The austenitizing temperature can be chosen bet-
ween 1000 and 1030 °C (acc. chart) depending on
the product requirements. For complex structures
there should be a balancing at 750 – 780 °C. If
hardening in a vacuum furnace the nitrogen par-
tial pressure has to be between 100 – 200 mbar
to avoid an increase or decrease of the nitrogen
Cooling can be done by quenching in oil. If using
the vacuum treatment a quenching over-pressure of
min. 5 bar is requested.
Annealing
Due to the fact that the Cronidur® 30 contains
massively retained austenite after hardening it is
necessary to do a deep freezing for hardening
temperatures > 1000 °C. After quenching to room
temperature (approx. 20 °C) the deep freezing
should be at – 80 °C with a holding time of at least
1 h after full cooling down. That is followed by an
2 times 2 h tempering with adjusted temperature
(acc. chart) to achieve the requested properties.

Heat treatment to achieve different properties

Hardness Hard.-Temp °C Tempering °C Corrosion- Toughness
HRc resistance
> 58 1030* 160 – 180 ++ 0
55 – 58 1030* 220 – 300 ++ ++
> 58 1030* 460 – 475 + +
30 – 40 1000 550 – 620 + +++

* deep freezing (DF), -80 °C, 60 min., air

Temperingchart Mechanical Properties

70 Hardness [HRc] > 58
1030 °C + DF
Hardness HRc

60 Yield strength [MPa] 1850

1000 °C Tensile strength [MPa] 2150
50
Fracture elongation [%] 3
40
Fracture toughness [MPa√m] > 20
30
100 150 175 200 300 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 550 555 600
Temperingtemp. °C
 Besides Cronidur® 30 the Energietechnik Essen
GmbH offers following High Nitogen Steels:

Material grades
Brand Mat.-No.
P 900 N 1.3815 X8CrMnN19-19
P 900 N Mo 1.4456 X8CrMnMoN18-18-2
P 2000 1.4452 X13CrMnMoN18-14-3

Typical applications:
Engines
Medical
Power engineering

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