Steel

Steel offers a wide range of different material properties. Steel grades with suitable ductility and formability are available for cold forming. At the same time, materials can be selected to meet the mechanical requirements of the resulting component.

Various steel materials are suitable for cold extrusion. These include, in particular, cold heading and cold extrusion steels as well as – depending on the component and process – case- hardening steels, quenched and tempered steels and stainless steels. Key factors include formability, component geometry and the required component properties.

Formability largely determines the extent to which a steel can be plastically deformed during the cold forming process without causing unacceptable material damage. It is therefore an important factor in material selection and process design.

MN Kaltformteile processes, amongst others, C4C, C8C, C10C and C15C, as well as 16MnCr5, 20MnB4, 23MnB4, 33B2, 38B2 and 42CrMo4. In addition, stainless steels are also processed.

The selection depends on the requirements of the specific component and the forming process. Factors taken into account include component geometry, degree of forming, required mechanical properties and future operating conditions.