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EN 1.7160 (16MnCrB5) Chromium Steel

EN 1.7160 steel is an alloy steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 1.7160 is the EN numeric designation for this material. 16MnCrB5 is the EN chemical designation. It has a moderately low embodied energy among the EN wrought alloy steels in the database.

The properties of EN 1.7160 steel include four common variations. This page shows summary ranges across all of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare EN 1.7160 steel to: EN wrought alloy steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

F-P Annealed (+FP) 1.7160 Steel Hardened (+H) 1.7160 Steel

Spheroidized (+AC) 1.7160 Steel Spheroidized and Cold Drawn (+AC+C) 1.7160 Steel

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

140 to 170

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

190 GPa 27 x 10⁶ psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

73 GPa 11 x 10⁶ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

470 to 1390 MPa 69 to 200 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

250 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

420 °C 790 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1460 °C 2660 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1420 °C 2590 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

45 W/m-K 26 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

13 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

7.3 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

8.3 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

2.3 % relative

Density

7.8 g/cm³ 490 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

1.4 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

19 MJ/kg 8.3 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

51 L/kg 6.1 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

17 to 49 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

17 to 35 points

Thermal Diffusivity

12 mm²/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

14 to 41 points

Alloy Composition

Among alloy steels, the composition of EN 1.7160 steel is notable for containing a comparatively high amount of manganese (Mn) and including boron (B). Manganese is used to improve hardenability, hot workability, and surface quality. There is some loss of ductility and weldability, however. Boron is used to improve hardenability. It has a substantial effect when added in even tiny amounts.

Iron (Fe)Fe		96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn)Mn		1.0 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr)Cr		0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C)C		0.14 to 0.19
Silicon (Si)Si		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu)Cu		0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P)P		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S)S		0 to 0.025
Boron (B)B		0.00080 to 0.0050