EN9 / 070M55 Steel Properties
EN9 carbon steel, also known as 070M55, has a carbon content 0.50/0.60. It is a medium carbon steel which can develop a good tensile strength of 700N/mm 45tsi. It possesses a good wear resistance, but poor weldability.
Applications
EN9 steel can be used for shafts, axes, knives, bushes, wood working drills, crankshafts, screws, sickles, and hammers.
EN9 Chemical Composition
Carbon – 0.5 to 0.6%
Silicon – 0.4% max
Manganese – 0.5 to 0.8%
Phosphorous – 0.35% max
Sulphur – 0.15 to 0.35%
Chromium – 0.3% max
Our range
BSS supply EN9 steel in flat bars. The bars are available in full lengths or can be cut to customer requirements.
| Imperial Sizes available (ins) | Metric sizes available (mm) | ||
| 1 | 3/16 | 40 | 5 |
| 2.1/2 | 3/16 | 32 | 6 |
| 1 | 1/4 | 23 | 10 |
| 1.1/2 | 1/4 | 26 | 10 |
| 1.3/4 | 1/4 | 32 | 10 |
| 2 | 1/4 | 40 | 10 |
| 3 | 1/4 | 75 | 10 |
| 2 | 3/8 | 100 | 10 |
| 1.1/2 | 1/2 | 125 | 10 |
| 2 | 1/2 | 76 | 12 |
We do not supply Mill Certificates with orders, we only supply Certificates of Conformity.
