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15B35H, 15B35RH
Chemical Composition. CJNS HI5351 and SAE/AISI 158358: Annealing. Heat to 870 “C ( I600 “‘F). Furnace cool to 650 “C ( I200 “F)
0.31 toO.39C.0.70to 1.20hln.0.15 to0.3SSi,~0.000Sto0.003Bcanhs at a rate not to esceed 18 “C (50 “F) per h
expected). SAE 15B35RH: 0.33 to 0.38 C. 0.80 to I.10 Mn. 0.15 to 0.25
Si’(O.OOOS to 0.003 B can he expected)
Hardening. Austenitize a1855 “‘C I I575 “F). Cllrbonitriding is a suitable
Similar Steels (U.S. and/or Foreign). 15B35H. LJNS H IS35 I ; surface hardking process. Depending on section thicknine& this steel is
WE Jl268.Jl868: ASThl A914. lSB35RH. l!NS HlS3Sl; SAE 51268. usually oil quenched
J 1868; ASThl A9 I-l
Tempering. Hardness of approximntsl~ -15 HRC can be reduced hy
Characteristics. Excellent forgability. Special qualit) grades for cold
tempering
heading. cold forging. and cold estnwion. Can he welded. Because of
c&on content. preheating and posthenting are required and interpass
temperature must be controlled. Machinability on14 fair. Wide range of Recommended Processing Sequence
mechanical properties can be attained by quenching and tempering. Similar
to 1035. Higher manganese content and horon addition increase har- l Forge
denahility l Nomlalize
l Anneal (if nccessar) for machining)
Forging. Heat IO IX5 “C (2275 “F). Do not forge bslo\v 870 “C t I600 l Rough machine
“F) l Austenitize
l Quench
Recommended Heat Treating Practice l Temper
Normalizing. Heat to 915 “C i I680 ‘FL Cool in air l Finish machine

15835H: End-Quench Hardenability

Distance from Distance from
quenched quenched Hardness.
surface surface HRC
‘/lb in. mm 1.
‘16 in. mm mas

I I .5X 13 20.5-l
7 15
l-l 22.
23.70I? 2b
; 1.74
S.lb

4 6.32 I6 25.28 3
s 7.90 I8 28 44
6 9 43 xl 31 60 ii
7 I I a6 22 31.7b
8 I2.b-l 2-l 37 92 ‘2
Y 11.22 16 11.08

IO IS 80 28 u.2-l ‘0
II 17.38 30 47.40
I2 18.96 32 SO.56 :.:

15B35H: Hardness vs Tempering Temperature. Represents an

average based on a fully quenched structure
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15835H: Microstructures. Microstructures of 15835 steel. (a) In

the as-received hot-rolled condition, microstructure is blocky
pearlite. Hardness is 87 to 88 HRB. (b) In the partially
spheroidized condition following annealing in a continuous fur-
nace. Hardness is 81 to 82 HRB. (c) In the nearly fully
spheroidized condition following annealing in a bell furnace. Hard-
ness is 77 to 78 HRB
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15835H: Hardenability Curves. Heat-treating temperatures recommended by SAE. Normalize (for forged or rolled specimens only): 870
“C (1600 “F). Austenitize: 845 “C (1550 “F)
Hardness limits for specification
purposes
1 distance, Hardness, ARC
mm hlaximum Minimum

58 51
51 50
56 39
5-l -IS
52 32
41 2-l
39 II
32 20
27
25
2-l
23
22
20

iardness limits for specification

wrposes
I distance, Hardness, HRC
116io. Maximum hGnimum

58 51
56 so
5s 48
5-l 18
53 39
51 ‘8
37 2-l
II 22
I
0 30 30
1
2 27
3
-I 26
S
6 2s
8
10 24
12
!I 22
:6
:8 ‘0
80