Corus Engineering Steels

42CrMo4‘IM’ / 42CrMoS4‘IM’

An improved machining, inclusion modified medium carbon alloy

through hardening steel.
Features
• Calcium treated steel for Inclusion modification
• Contains soft, deformable calcium aluminates
encapsulated in manganese sulphide rather than
hard alumina oxide inclusions
• Controlled analysis for consistent response to heat
treatment, repeatable strength and fatigue properties
Benefits
The modified inclusions are less abrasive to cutting
tools, acting as a lubricant and barrier at the tool /
workpiece interface.
Compared with the standard grade the IM steel gives:
• Improved machinability with reduced machining cost
• Up to 30% longer tool life for a given cutting speed

• Grain size 5 or finer • Up to 20% higher cutting speeds for a given tool life

Chemical composition (wt%) Supply condition and availability

• Round bars from 20-250mm dia
Min Max
• As-rolled or normalised
C 0.38 0.45
Si - 0.40
Mn 0.70 0.90 Related specifications
P - 0.035 • EN 10083-1
S - 0.035
Cr 0.90 1.20
Mo 0.15 0.30 Technical Service
Please contact our Customer Technical Service
Department for further information or assistance in the
Guaranteed Machinability use of IM steels.
42CrMoS4 IM steel, in the hardened and tempered
condition with a tensile strength of 900N/mm2 minimum,
will give a V15 test speed > 150m/min using P10
uncoated carbide tools to ISO3685 condition “C”.

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Mechanical properties (Hardened and Tempered)

Bar Size Proof Stress Tensile Strength Elongation Reduction Impact

2 2
(dia) Re N/mm Rm N/mm A5 % of Area Energy
mm min min - max min Z% min Joules (-20°C)
min

16--40 750 1000-1200 11 45 35

40-100 650 900-1100 12 50 35
100-160 550 800--950 13 50 35
160-250 500 750-900 14 55 35

Machining Data (all ‘IM’ steels)

Improved machinability is achieved across the full range of IM engineering steels irrespective of hardness level.

600

500

Machinability 400
V15 m/min
300

200

100

0
100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Hardness HV
IM
Standard

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