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Table of Different Steels

Carbon (C) 1. Increases edge retention and raises tensile strength
2. Increases hardness and improves resistance to wear and abrasion
Chromium (Cr) 1. Increases hardness, tensile strength and toughness
2. Provides resistance to wear and corrosion
Cobalt (Co) 1. Increases strength and hardness and permits quenching in higher temperatures
2. Intensifies the individual effects of other elements in more complex steels
Copper (Cu) 1. Increases corrosion resistance
2. Increases wear resistance
Manganese (Mn) 1. Increases hardenability, wear resistance and tensile strength
2. De-oxidizes and de-gasifies to remove oxygen from molten metal
3. In larger quantities, increases hardness and brittleness
Molybdenum (Mo) 1. Increases strength, hardness, hardenability, and toughness
2. Improves machinability and resistance to corrosion
Nickel (Ni) 1. Adds strength, hardness and corrosion resistance
Phosphorous (P) 1. Improves strength, machinability and hardness
2. Creates brittleness in high concentrations
Silicon (Si) 1. Increases yield strength
2. Increases tensile strength
3. De-oxidizes and de-gasifies to remove oxygen from molten metal
Sulphur (S) 1. Improves machinability when used in minute quantities
Tungsten (W) 1. Adds strength, toughness and hardness
Vanadium (V) 1. Increases strength, hardness and resistance to shock impact
2. Retards grain growth

   

Steel Chart

STEELS
ALLOYS 		GIN-
1(G-
2)*		ATS-
34		ATS-
55		AUS-
6 (6A)		AUS-
8 (8A)		AUS-
10 (10A)		CPM
420V		CPM
440V		O-
1		SANDVIK-
120C		W-
2		154CM10955160 52100
CARBON0.901.051.000.55-
0.65		0.70-
0.75		0.95-
1.10		2.202.15
0.85-
1.00		0.580.85-
1.50		1.050.90-
1.03		0.56-
0.64		1.10
CHROMIUM15.5014.0014.0013.00-
14.50		13.00-
14.50		13.00-
14.50		13.0017.00
0.40-
0.60		14.000.1514.00-
0.70-
0.90		1.50
COBALT-
-
0.40-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

COPPER-
-
0.20-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

MANGANESE0.600.400.501.000.500.50-
0.40
1.00-
1.40		0.350.10-
0.40		0.500.30-
0.50		0.75-
1.00		0.35
MOLYBDENUM0.304.000.60-
0.10-
0.30		0.10-
0.30		1.000.40
-
-
0.104.00-
-
-

NICKEL-
-
-
0.490.490.49-
-

-
-
0.20-
-
-
-

PHOSPHORUS0.020.03-
0.040.040.04-
-

-
-
-
-
0.040.035-

SILICON0.370.350.401.001.001.00-
0.40
-
0.350.10-
0.40		0.30-
0.15-
0.30		0.35
SULPHUR0.030.02-
0.030.030.03-
-

-
-
-
-
0.050.04-

TUNGSTEN-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

0.40-
0.60		-
0.15-
-
-
-

VANADIUM-
-
-
0.10-
0.25		0.10-
0.25		0.10-
0.25		9.005.50
0.30-
0.15-
0.35		-
-
-
-

STEELS
ALLOYS		VG-
10		MBS-
26		440A440B440C440XH
(Stainless
D-2)		425
MODIFIED		BG-42
CARBON0.95-
1.05		0.85-
1.00		0.60-
0.75		0.75-
0.95		0.95-
1.20		1.600.541.15
CHROMIUM14.50-
15.50		13.00-
15.00		16.00-
18.00		16.00-
18.00		16.00-
18.00		16.0013.5014.50
COBALT1.30-
1.50		-
-
-
-
-
-
-

COPPER-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

MANGANESE0.500.30-
0.60		1.001.001.000.500.350.50
MOLYBDENUM0.90-
1.20		0.15-
0.25		0.750.750.750.801.004.00
NICKEL-
-
-
-
-
0.35-
-

PHOSPHORUS0.300.040.040.040.04-
-
-

SILICON0.600.651.001.001.000.400.350.30
SULPHUR-
0.010.030.030.03-
-
-

TUNGSTEN-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

VANADIUM0.10-
0.30		-
-
-
-
0.45-
1.20

*GIN-1 (Gingami 1) is the accurate manufacturer's reference name for this steel. GIN-1 is also known as G-2.

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