Grade 23B2
Germany W-Nr. 1.5508
Old Grade
Corresponding Standard DIN EN 10263-4-2018
Steel rod, bars and wire for cold heading and cold extrusion Part 4: Technical delivery conditions for steels for quenching and tempering
Classification Alloy Steel
23B2 Chemical Element Composition Content (%)
Component C Si Mn P S Cr Cu B
Minimum Value 0.2 - 0.6 - - - - 0.0008
Maximum Value 0.25 0.3 0.9 0.025 0.025 0.3 0.25 0.005
23B2 Mechanical Properties
condition Heat Treatment or Condition
Tensile Strength
σb
Mpa
Reduction of Area
ψ
%
Bar, rod, wire; 5<d≤25 Untreated or Pickling (+U or +PE) ≤600 ≥60
Bar, rod, wire; 5<d≤25 Spheroidizing or Spheroidizing and Peeling (+AC or +AC+PE) ≤490 ≥66
Wire; 5<d≤10 Untreated and Cold Drawn (+U+C) ≤690 ≥55
Wires; 10<d≤25 Untreated and Cold Drawn (+U+C) ≤680 ≥55
Wire; 2<d≤5 Unheated, Cold Drawn, and Spheroidized (+U+C+AC) ≤480 ≥68
Wire Rods; 5<d≤25 Unheated, Cold Drawn, and Spheroidized (+U+C+AC) ≤470 ≥68
Wire; 2<d≤5 Unheated, Cold Drawn, Spheroidized, and Quenched Rolling (+U+C+AC+LC) ≤520 ≥66
Wire Rods; 5<d≤25 Unheated, Cold Drawn, Spheroidized, and Quenched Rolling (+U+C+AC+LC) ≤510 ≥66
Wire; 5<d≤10 Spheroidizing + Cold Drawn (+AC+C) ≤580 ≥61
Wires; 10<d≤25 Spheroidizing + Cold Drawn (+AC+C) ≤570 ≥61
New and Old Grade Replacement List
Corresponding Standard Grade
DIN 1654-4-1989
Grade
Germany W-Nr.
DIN EN 10263-4-2018
Grade
Germany W-Nr.
Old Grade
23B2 Corresponding Standards(Same grade name, different standards)

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