Spring steel
55Cr3 / 1.7176 alloy engineering steel
55Cr3 is chromium-alloyed spring steel to EN 10089 — without silicon as the principal alloying element. Chromium gives hardenability in heavier sections than the Si grades.
- Delivery conditions
- untreated, soft annealed or +QT
- Also known as
- 1.7176
Designations
- W.Nr.
- 1.7176
- EN standard
- 55Cr3
- DIN
- 55Cr3
- Group
- Alloy engineering steel
What it is used for
Leaf springs and torsion bars in heavier material, coil springs in round bar.
Limits
51CrV4 or 52CrMoV4 when the section or fatigue requirement rises further.
Delivery
We source 55Cr3 from European mill partners as round bar, flat bar, square bar, cut to your dimensions and ship the certificate with the material. Typical condition: untreated, soft annealed or +QT. From a single cut piece to larger lots — with no minimum charge, so you do not have to buy a full commercial length to get what you need.
Certificates and documentation
55Cr3 can be supplied with a material certificate to EN 10204, depending on producer, dimension and the requirements specified for the delivery. The heat and the delivery condition are what carry the certificate — a spring or bearing grade only gets its service properties after treatment, and that part is documented by whoever performs it. EN 10204 3.1 can be supplied on a wide range of our materials.
Dimension programme
| Form | Range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Round bar | Ø2–35 mm drawn, Ø15–220 mm hot rolled, Ø230–710 mm forged | Drawn to DIN 671, hot rolled to DIN 1013, forged to DIN 7527. Bars in 3 or 6 m. State Ø and condition. |
| Flat bar | 20 × 3 mm to 200 × 20 mm | Flat spring steel in 5 or 6 m bars, cut to fixed length on request. Rounded edges or mill edge — state which. |
| Square bar | Same drawn and hot-rolled range as round | State side length and condition. Not every grade is run in square. |
The range is a delivery programme, not a stock statement. Length is cut to your drawing.
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