1.6587 - AT A GLANCE
What kind of steel is the 1.6587?
The 1.6587 is a CrNiMo-alloyed case-hardening steel which is used for highly stressed parts which need a high core strength and toughness. The 1.6587 an be surface hardened as well as core hardened. With surface hardening a case hardness off approx. 58 – 60 HRC can be reached.
Properties
Case-hardening steel 1.6587, an alloyed CrNiMo alloyed steel can be used for extremely high stressed parts.
- Case-hardening steel
- Engineering steel
- Core- and surface hardenable
- Nitridable
- Good machinability
- Good toughness
- Good core strength
- Hard to weld
- Can be carburised
Applications
The steel grade 1.6587 can be used for highly stressed gear parts.
- Bevel gears
- Driving pinions
- Gears
- Shafts
- Crankshafts
