Last revised: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:52:56 GMT

Material data sheet

Steel grade

All
32CrMoV12-10*
General Information

Ovako 398Q is an ingot cast high tensile quench and tempering steel with high hardenability. The
grade has high strength and toughness. The strong carbide and nitride formers makes it very well
suited for nitriding. The grade is produced with the quality class IQ (isotropic quality). This ensures
a very low number of elongated sulphide inclusions which will give more isotropic properties.

* Designation followed by "*" is not an official EN standard grade but named according to the
rules in EN 10027.

IQ-Steel®
IQ-Steel® is an isotropic quality ultra clean steel optimized for high fatigue strength under multi
axial loading.

Similar designations
AMS 6481, 1.7765

Chemical composition
Variant Cast Weldability C% Si % Mn % P% S% Cr % Ni % Mo % V%

CEV 1.48max Min 0.30 0.20 0.40 - - 2.80 - 0.80 0.250

398Q IC
Pcm 0.71max Max 0.35 0.35 0.60 0.015 0.001 3.30 0.30 1.20 0.350
Mechanical Properties
Yield Tensile Reduction Impact
 Dimension Elongation
Variant Format strength strength of area Hardness (ISO-V)
Condition [mm] A5 [%]
min [MPa] [MPa] Zmin [%] strengthmin

20 °C 200 J
940 (long)
398Q +QT Tube,wall 0 typical 800* 19 70 300 HB typical
typical 20 °C 130 J
(transv)
Rp0.2 * Reh, ** Re l

Transformation
temperatures
Temperature °C
MS 357
AC1 773
AC3 884

Heat treatment recommendations


Treatment Temperature cycle Cooling/quenching
Condition

850-1150ºC In air
Hot forging +AR

900-980ºC In air
Normalizing +N

650-730ºC In air
Annealing +A

900-940ºC In oil
Hardening +QT

570-700ºC See tempering response diagram In air

Tempering +QT

Heat Treatment Guide generated Graphs

The following graphs are generated from a theoretical model. For further info see the Heat
treatment guide module. Select a specific grade version for individual display.

Tempering Diagram (hardness) Tempering Diagram (strength)

600
398Q 32CrMoV12-10* 398Q 32CrMoV12-10* - Rm
398Q 32CrMoV12-10* - Rp.02
500
1500
Strength (MPa)

400
Hardness (Hv)

300 1000

200
500

100

0 0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800

0
100
200
300
400
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600
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Tempering temperature (°C) Tempering temperature (°C)

 Jominy

398Q 32CrMoV12-10*
600

500
Hardness (Hv)

400

300

200

100

0
0
10
20
30
40
50

Depth (mm)
Steel cleanliness
Micro inclusions - IQ Macro inclusions - IQ

10 M Hz UST

Applied standard DIN 50602 K1 Applied standard

(Ovako internal standard)

Sampling Six random samples from final product dimension Sampling Statistical testing on billets

The limit is dimension dependent. The average rating of six samples < 10 defects/dm3

Limits Limits
should not exceed the limits given in the graph > 0,2 mm FBH

IQ

Other properties (typical values)

Youngs module
Poisson´s ratio (-) Shear module (GPa) Density (kg/m3)
(GPa)
210 0.3 80 7800
Specific heat
Average CTE 20- Thermal conductivity Ambient Electrical resistivityAmbient
capacity 50/100°C (J/kg
300°C (µm/m°K) temperature (W/m°K) temperature (µΩm)
°K)
12 460 - 480 40 - 45 0.20 - 0.25

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Disclaimer
The information in this document is for illustrative purposes only. The data and examples are only general
recommendations and not a warranty or a guarantee. The suitability of a product for a specific application can be
confirmed only by Ovako once given the actual conditions.The purchaser of an Ovako product has the responsibility
to ascertain and control the applicability of the products before using them. Continuous development may
necessitate changes in technical data without notice. This document is only valid for Ovako material. Other material,
covering the same international specifications, does not necessarily comply with the properties presented in this
document.