Engineering Steel

EN19

A high quality alloy steel specification usually supplied as a high tensile steel grade to EN19. This grade offers good ductility and shock resisting properties combined with resistance to wear. With these characteristics it is a popular high tensile engineering steel with a tensile of 850/1000 N/mm². At low temperatures EN19 has reasonably good impact properties. It is also suitable for a variety of elevated temperature applications. For maximum wear and abrasion resistance EN19 can be nitrided to give a shallow depth wear resistant case. Flame or induction hardening can give a case hardness of 50 HRc or higher.

EN19 Applications

EN19 was originally introduced for the use in the machine tool and motor industries for gears, pinions, shafts, spindles and the like. Later its applications became much more extended and it is now widely used in areas such as the oil and gas industries. EN19 is suitable for applications such as gears, bolts, studs and a wide variety of applications where a good quality high tensile steel grade is suited.

EN24

This grade is a nickel chromium molybdenum specification usually supplied hardened and tempered as EN24. EN24 steel is readily machineable and combines a good high tensile steel strength with shock resistance, ductility and wear resistance. It is a widely used engineering steel with a tensile strength of 850/1000 N/mm². It has reasonably good impact properties at low temperatures, whilst it is also suitable for a variety of elevated temperature applications. Flame or induction hardening of EN24 can give a case hardness of 50 HRc or higher

EN24 Applications

EN24 was originally introduced for use in the motor vehicle and machine tool industries for gears, pinions, shafts, spindles and the like. Later its applications became much more extended. Suitable to produce parts for such as locomotives, cranes, rolling mills, coal cutting machinery etc. where good strength and fatigue resistance is called for. Other applications for EN24 is found in die casting and hot metal working, such as die bolsters, racks and pinions, angle pins for pressure die casting, hot stamping dies for aluminium stamping, die beds for steel stamping, lower temperature nut, bolt and rivet heading dies, large section drop forging dies. It is widely used in the plastic and rubber moulding industries for moulds (particularly rubber moulds), hob retaining rings, patens, retaining rings for built up moulds, stop pins for moulds. For moulds EN24 is normally supplies hardened and tempered to ‘T’ condition. If a higher hardness is desired EN24T should be annealed and then heat treated to the required hardness.

Oil & Gas Steel

AISI 4130

AISI 4130 is a chromium molybdenum alloy steel specification. It is supplied as round bar commonly in the hardened and tempered condition with a hardness of 18-22 HRc. With a lower carbon content range AISI 4130 provides better weldability, at the expense of through thickness strength, than that of other oil and gas steel grades such as AISI 4140. AISI 4130 alloy steel is readily machineable in the supply condition of 18-22 HRc.

AISI 4130 Applications

AISI 4130 is widely used for a variety of applications in the oil and gas sector. Typical applications include components such as valve bodies, pumps and fittings.

AISI 4140

AISI 4140 is a chromium molybdenum alloy steel specification widely used in the oil and gas industry. Similar to grade AISI 4130 but with a slightly higher carbon content. The higher carbon content of AISI 4140 gives greater strength and heat treatment capabilities in comparison to AISI 4130, however it does have inferior weldability characteristics. AISI 4140 machines well in the supply condition of 18-22HRc.

AISI 4140 Applications

AISI 4140 is commonly used for a variety of applications in the oil and gas sector. Typical applications include components such as connection rods, collets, conveyor pins, gears, stem assemblies, pump shafts and tool holders.