Material No.

: Code: DE - Brand:

1.8550 34CrAlNi7 Ni50

Chemical composition: C Cr Mo Ni Al
(Typical analysis in %)
0,34 1,70 0,20 1,00 1,00

Steel properties: CrAlNiMo-alloyed nitriding steel with a surface hardness

after nitriding of minimum 950HV.

Applications: Barrels and screws for injection moulding machines,

plungers, piston rods, parts for general engineering.

Condition of delivery: Quenched and tempered

Physical properties:
10-6m 20-100°C 20-200°C 20-300°C 20-400°C
Thermal expansion coefficient
mK 12,1 12,7 13,2 13,7

W 20°C
Thermal conductivity
mK 33,7

Heat treatment:
Temperature Cooling Hardness
Soft annealing
650 - 700°C furnace

Temperature Cooling
Normalizing
860 - 900°C furnace

Temperature Cooling Tempering

Hardening oil, pressure gas (N2),
see tempering
870 - 930°C air or hot bath
diagram
500 - 550°C

Mechanical properties in quenched and tempered condition (DIN EN 10085:2001-07)

Diameter d [mm] 16  d  40 40 < d  100 100 < d  160 160 < d  250

Yield strength Re [N/mm2] min. 680 min. 650 min. 600 min. 600

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm2] 900 - 1100 850 - 1050 800 - 1000 800 - 1000

Fracture elongation A [%] min. 10 min. 12 min. 13 min. 13

Toughness CVN [J] min. 30 min. 30 min. 35 min. 35

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 (1.8550) Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagram (CCT)
Austenitizing temperature: 930°C
1200

1000
Ac3

800
Temperature [°C]

50 Ac1b
30 F
P 50
600 25
A
B
400 Ms
2 40 95 97 43

M
200

560 495 340 325 275 220 HV

0 2 3 4 5 6
0,1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
Time [s]

Time Temperature Transformation Diagram (TTT)

Austenitizing temperature: 930°C
1200

1000
Ac3

800
Temperature [°C]

Ac1
F 245 HV 180 HV
A P
600 250HV

B
400 Ms
38 HRc
44 HRc
200

0 2 3 4 5 6
0,1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
Time [s]

Tempering Diagram
2000
quenched from 850°C
1750 in oil
Tensile strenght Rm
tensile strenght [N/mm²]

1500 Yield strenght Re

Fracture elongation A
Yield strenght,

Reduction of area Z
1250 100

1000 80
reduction [%]
Elongation,

750 60

500 40

250 20

0 0
350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Tempering temperature [°C]

Remarks: All technical information is for reference only.