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EN8 & EN24

09/07/2007 7:27 AM

Please let me know the difference between EN8 and EN 24 steel.
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Re: diff between EN8 & EN 24

09/07/2007 7:34 AM

EN8 is a medium strength carbon steel, EN24 is a high strength alloy steel (nickel chromium molybdenum)

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Re: diff between EN8 & EN 24

09/09/2007 7:52 AM

EN8 : A medium strength steel. Suitable for stressed pins, shafts studs, keys etc. Available as rolled or normalised. Supplied as square bar, or round bar or flat.

0,4%C 0,8%Mn

EN24 : A nickel chromium molybdenum steel with high strength and toughness. Used for gears axles and high strength studs. Supplied as rolled, annealed and hardened and tempered. Supplied as black round or square bar and bright round or square, and hexagons

0,4%C 0,55%Mn 1,2%Cr 0,3%Mo
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Re: diff between EN8 & EN 24

09/10/2007 10:34 AM

This is amazing! EN designations, who'd have thought it, a language I understand (in part)!

EN24 I was once told, was popular for vehicle anti-roll bars or stabiliser bars.

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