How to find material type from chemical composition?

by NARAYANAN
(Bangalore, Karnataka, India)

We had done material chemical composition test for custom made knife part which is used for shearing the paper and polythene cover materials repeatedly.

I have the chemical composition (see attached)and want to find right material based on which standard of material it belongs too?

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Aug 09, 2023
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wet chemical analysis
by: lamiv

C 0.79
Mn 0.12
Ni 0.090
Mo 1.25
Cu 2.08
Fe remainder

Dec 27, 2022
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Need which Material is this composition
by: Anonymous

Ni-87.27
Fe 9.4
P- 3.1

Oct 22, 2022
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iron
by: ثةشي

C 0.285
Si 0.324
Mn 0.449
Cr 5.7
Mo 0.059
Ni 0.26
V 0.09
Cu 0.089

Oct 18, 2021
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Want to Know which material from below mentioned chemical comp.
by: somnath

Chemical composition %
c: .60353
Mn: .54131
Si: 1.41595
P: .00727
s: .00047
Ni: .08846
Cr: .18065
Cu: .03815
Mo: .18303
V: .10373
Ti:.00204
Al:.00791
Nb: .00062
Sn:.00393
Pb:.00092
Ca:.00017
Zn:.00114
W:.00294
Sb:.00120
Zr:.00032
Co:.00626
As:.00321
B:.00020
Fe: 96.80573

May 19, 2020
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Material
by: JK

Could you please suggest the material from below mentioned chemical composition.
Fe-10%
C- 4.5%
Si-6.92%
Mn-2.09%
Cr-0.118%
Mo-12%
Ni-16.1%
Al-1.5%
Co-12%
Cu-9%
Nb-0.946%
Ti-.188%
V-2.24%
W-24%
Pb-0.4%

Feb 27, 2020
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I have these chemical compositions for a material and need the material type to re-machine. Please help.
by: Anonymous

Fe - 98.121%
Mn - .767%
Co - .358%
Cu - .220%
Ti - .179%
Ni - .153%
Cr - .090%
Mo - .040%

Dec 19, 2019
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What is the Grade
by: Anonymous

C 0.40
Si 2.00
Mn 1.00
P 0.040
S 0.040
Ni 0.6 - 0.9
Cr 25.00 - 28.00

Feb 18, 2019
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Material type
by: Sezz

I have this Chemical analysis for steel and i want to know the material type
C% 0.05
Si% 0.32
Mn% 0.44
p% 0.002
S% 0.001
Cr %5.5
Ni %0.06
Mo % 0.51
Cu %0.05

Dec 08, 2018
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Give the grade
by: Mohammed Al Shehhi

FE: 81.06
ZR:1.09
ZN:9.93
TI:7.91

Need the grade ASAP

al.shehhi2020@hotmail.com

Nov 09, 2017
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need to know grade of steel urgently please!
by: Anonymous

Al 0.029%
B 0.0004%
C 0.14%
Cr 1.94%
Co 0.014%
Cu 0.13%
Mn 0.55%
Mo 0.030%
Ni 1.92%
Nb 0.002%
P 0.008%
S 0.005%
Si 0.23%
Sn 0.012%
Ti 0.001%
V 0.004%
Zr 0.001%

Thanks so very much! SMCSERVICE@YAHOO.COM

Jun 24, 2017
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Suggest the material grade
by: Bhushan Deshmukh

Suggest a material grade for a knife plate for sealing BOPP film @200°c & cutting.

%carbon 1.92
%silicon 0.35
%manganese 0.26
%phosphorus 0.022
%sulphur 0.020
%chromium 11.03
%molybdenum Nil
%Venadium Nil
%tungston Nil

dbhushan81@gmail.com

May 23, 2017
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help
by: hassanzadeh

please say what is the material this chemical composition

c -.14
Mn -0.50
Si -0.32
S -0.014
P -0.006
Cr -12.0
Mo -0.42
V -0.04
Ni -0.56
Cu -0.09
Al -0.04
N -0.02
Co -0.03
Nb -0.01
W -0.04
Ti trace
base Fe

Email: hassanzadeh3000@yahoo.com
thank you

Mar 15, 2017
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material name
by: gm mehebub

I am giving the composition of a material please conform me the name of material:-
C:-.990%
Mn:-1.02%
Si:-.244%
Cr:-.043%
Ni:-.026%
Mo:-.013%
S:-.012%
P:-.026%
email id:-mech.mehebub@gmail.com
its urgent

Feb 07, 2017
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material type
by: Manish

please inform as for below chemical composition material,

Carbon :- 2.45
Silicon :- 3.45
Manganese :- 0.840
Phosphorus :- 0.032
Sulphur :- 0.021
Chromium :-0.870

Please inform as form which material we are use
reply on :- patel42_mp@rediffmail.com

Dec 22, 2016
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Please tell me which material is this.
by: Nay Lakhiya

C-0.35 %
Si-1.5 %
Mn-2 %
cr-25 %
Ni-7.5 %
Re-0.25 %
S-0.04 %
P-0.04 %

Nov 25, 2016
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Type of Steel
by: Anonymous

Help me in identifying the steel with following properties:
C- 0.65
Mo- 0.25
Ni-1.5
Cr-1.6

Sep 11, 2016
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Please say what is the material this chemical composition
by: jalali

Hi,
i want to know about the material type of the following composition:
C-0.233%
Si-0.225%
Mn-0.9%
P-0.014%
S-0.01%
Cr-0.88%
Mo-
Ni-0.013%
Al-0.026%
Co-
Cu-0.123%
Nb-
Ti-
V-
W-
Pb-
Sn-
As-
Zr-
Bi-
Ca-
Ce-
B-
Zn-
Fe-97.3%
Sb-
Te-

Please revert me ASAP on soheiljalali@gmail.com
its urgent
Best regards

Jul 01, 2016
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Material Name Requested
by: Baskar

I need the material name for the below composition.

Material Chemical Composition :
%C : 0.413
%Mn : 0.66
%S : 0.026
%P : 0.009
%Si : 0.217
%Al : 0.017
%Cr : 0.866
%Ni : 0.765
%Cu : 0.220
%Nb : 0.002
%V : 0.004
%Ti : 0.017
%Mo : 0.185
%Ca : 0.005
%B : 0.0003
%Sn : 0.0121

my email id is manicbas@gmail.com

Mar 07, 2016
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FIND A RIGHT MATERIAL
by: Giuseb

I have this chemical composition:

Si 0.567
P 0.052
Ti 0.088
V 0.764
Cr 1.05
Mn 0.476
Fe 95.95
Ni 0.153
Cu 0.06
Mo 0.94

I would know which is the right materila?
Answer me jokered23@gmail.com
Thk in advance.

Nov 01, 2015
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Material Composition
by: IB

Material Composition

C % =0.061
Si % =0.897
Mn % =6.546
P % =0.025
S % =0.029
Cr % =14.096
Mo % =0.011
Ni % =0.259

Please tell me which material is this.

Sep 07, 2015
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Want to know about steel
by: Kaby

Cr- 0.15%
Cu- 0.12%
Ni- 0.40%
Mo- 0.40%
plz tell me the list of possible steel of above composition @ kaibalyaprasadrath.08@gmail.com

Aug 06, 2015
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steel
by: suresh.s

C 0.43
Si 0.23
Mn 0.55
S 0.022
P 0.025
Cr 1.21
Ni 1.56
Mo 0.23

i have this chemical composition,i want this material name result plz sent suresh.mechcad@gmail.com

Jun 06, 2015
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material using samples
by: srikanth

hi,

i want to know the material by below sample compositions
carbon-071%
silicon-0.28%
manganese-0.56%
chromium-017%
nickel-0.042%
phosphorus-0.001%
sulphur-0.005%
molybdenum-<0.001%
copper-0.027%
iron-remainder

pls reply me at
srikanthchary06@gmail.com

Apr 23, 2015
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want to know what the material is from chemical composition
by: Anonymous

Fe - 1.50
Mg - 0.10
Mn - 0.50
Cu - 0.60
Zn - 0.30
ti - 0.10
Zr - 0.10

Pls help me soon its some what urgent

Apr 16, 2015
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True information is shared
by: Karen P. Olivarez

But i am pretty glad to add new information in my memory after reading such phenomenal addition over your blog. Happy sharing please.

nice article

Apr 12, 2015
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Ashok
by: Stonehouse

Ashok,

The chemical composition that you have stated is not a tool steel. It is a very low alloy steel - 1006

Apr 12, 2015
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What material with these composition
by: Ashok Tadamalle

0.06 %C
0.40 %Mn
0.02 %Si
0.01 % Ni
0.01 %Cr
0.03 %Mo
0.05 %P

Apr 12, 2015
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What material with these composition
by: Ashok Tadamalle

0.06 %C
0.40 %Mn
0.02 %Si
0.01 % Ni
0.01 %Cr
0.03 %Mo
0.05 %P

Mar 24, 2015
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What material with these composition
by: James

Al .026%
C .39%
Cr 1.06%
Cu .01%
Mn 1.14%
Mo .01%
Nb <.005%
Ni .02%
P .012%
S.024%
Si .22%
Ti <.005
V <.005

Mar 24, 2015
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What material with these composition
by: Anonymous

Al .026%
C .39%
Cr 1.06%
Cu .01%
Mn 1.14%
Mo .01%
Nb <.005%
Ni .02%
P .012%
S.024%
Si .22%
Ti <.005
V <.005

Mar 19, 2015
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Material name
by: yusuf

can you help me about the name of the following material?
C-2,31%
Si-0,454%
Mn-0,410%
Cr-3,89%
Ni-0,097%
Mo-3,70%
Co-1,63%
V-8,89%
W-0,73%

Mar 08, 2015
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please give me the materials name.
by: raghavan

carbon:-0.046%
Mangnese:-11.72%
Silicon:-0.39%
sulphur:-0.001%
phosphorus:-0.011%
Chromium :-20.24%
Nickel:-1.84%
copper:-0.17%

identify this material and send me to raghavan@iphco.in

Feb 25, 2015
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Muhammad Yousaf
by: Stonehouse

Muhammad,

The composition that you have specified is not a grade of tool steel.

Feb 25, 2015
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Name of the Material?
by: Muhammad Yousaf

kindly tell the name of the material having chemical composition of
C = 0.07
Mn = 0.46
Si = 0.25
E = 0.15
S = 0.09
P = 0.014
Cr = 0.88
Mo = 0.46

Feb 18, 2015
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Response to Ajay
by: Stonehouse

Your composition refers to A-27 70-40 Carbon steel, not a grade of tool steel.

Feb 18, 2015
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tell me the material name and mail me as soon as fast
by: Ajay vadher

carbon 0.208
silicon 0.035
manganese 1.170
phosphorus 0.027
sulphur 0.021
ce 0.403
can u tell me this composition is for which material
mail me ajyvadher@gmail.com

Jan 29, 2015
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Amit
by: Stonehouse

The chemical composition that you have indicated is 1110 high carbon steel, similar to 1095

Jan 29, 2015
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Let me know material
by: amit

c-1.11
si-.196
Mn-.406
P-.0118
S-.0028
Cr-.152
Mo-.0018
Ni-.0109
Al-.0628
Co-.0011
Kindly Mail me to sigmaknives@gmail.com

Jan 14, 2015
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M. Loganathan
by: Simplytoolsteel.com

This chemistry that you have specified is not a tool or high speed steel. I am sorry, but we are not able to help you to determine what type of material it is.

Dec 22, 2014
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To know material name
by: M.Loganathan

Please let me know material name against the below mentioned chemical composition

Silica 29.59,alumina 0.93,calciamoxide 6.58,megnesiumoxide 8.84,ironoxide 2.36,titaniumoxide 0.012,copper 0.96,manganese 0.042,phosphrous 0.044,pottasiumoxide 0.10,lossonignition 47.65

Dec 17, 2014
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Know new material
by: kandarp

My chemical composition as per below.please tell me exact material for the same.
C-0.066
Si-0.383
P-0.040
Mn-1.586
S-0.030
Cr-6.381
Mo-0.011
Ni-0.252

Please mail to me on
kandarp.changela06@gmail.com

Dec 17, 2014
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Required material name
by: Anonymous

Plesae send me the material grade name for below composition

Cr=0.05
Ni=0.04
Mo=0.16
mn=>1.89
cu=0.17
Fe96.04

Oct 27, 2014
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Sreedhar
by: STS

Sreedhar,

The composition that you posted is not a tool steel, it belongs to the Inconel family of high nickel materials.

Oct 25, 2014
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material
by: sreedhar

i want to know material type based on chemical composition
c = 0. - 0.7%
si = 1.25 - 2.0%
cr = 12.0 - 15.0%
ni = 58.0 - 62.0%
sul = 0.05% max
phos = 0.05max
mo = 0.1 - 0.2%

mail to srilaxmi48@yahoo.com

Oct 06, 2014
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Alpesh and Davod
by: Max

Alpesh and Davod,

Neither of these grades that you posted the chemical composition for are tool steels.

I suggest that you try to contact a metallurgist at a steel mill for the correct identification.

Aug 20, 2014
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Please help for seaching material name
by: Alpesh Patel

Cr 15.476%
Mn 0.790%
Fe 61.151%
Ni 2.379%
Se 0.052%
Mo 0.646%
Nd 2.650%
Pm 2.987%
Tb 13.868%

Please send on my mail id as per beneath mention

alpesh.patel@sahajananadlaser.com

Alpesh Patel

Aug 03, 2014
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material type
by: Davod

Hi,
i want to know about the material type of the following composition:
C-3.2%
Si-3.0%
Mn-0.34%
P-0.033%
S-0.01%
Cr-0.05%
Mo-0.005%
Ni-0.05%
Al-0.026%
Co-0.005%
Cu-0.16%
Nb-0.004%
Ti-0.015%
V-0.008%
Sn-0.01%
Pb-0.002%
Fe-Base
Zr-Trace
W- 0.0432%
Ca-0.00060%
Ce-

Mar 08, 2014
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need help
by: Anonymous

i want to know SWCH35F material equivalent grades of IS std

Mar 07, 2014
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name of matrial
by: Anonymous

TC%2.78
Mn%0.64
Si%2.01
S%0.015
P%0.043
Cr%<0.10
Ni%0.72
Mo%<0.10
V%0.16

& Tc%2.61
Mn%0.45
Si%2.19
S%0.020
P%0.038
Cr%<0.10
Ni%<0.10
Mo%<0.10
Cu%<0.10

Dec 18, 2013
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what type of msterials
by: Anonymous

Please suggest what type of materials
%C- 1.68
%Si- 2.67
%S- 0.057
%P- 0.037
%Mn- 0.32
%Cr- 0.033
%Ni- 0.050
%Mo- 0.0020

Dec 03, 2013
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Help!!
by: Anonymous

Matter Most Urgent!!!

I want to know about the material type of the following composition:

Carbon: 3.25%
Sulpher: 0.086%
Phosphorus: 0.096%
Manganese: 0.55%
Silicon: 1.00%
Nickle: 0.074%
Molyddenum: 0.002%

Thanks
Please revert me ASAP on manmohansingh5010@gmail.com
Matter Most Urgent!!!

Oct 07, 2013
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Material type
by: Anonymous

C-2.80
Si-2.04
Mn-0.73
S-0.061
P-0.072
Cr-0.30
Ni-<0.10
Mo-<0.05

Pls kindly send the material typr for the same.

Mail to : purchases@motiontechnologies-india.com or balu.guns@gmail.com

Aug 07, 2013
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need equivalent grade
by: Anonymous

C% Mn% S% P% Si% Cr% Ni%
0.66% 0.48% 0.030% 0.020% 0.95 14.86% 1.3%

Mo% Al Cu B Ti N Su

0.048% 0.02 0.081 22% 0.0014 0.058 0.012

mail id-sales@nmindia.com

Jul 09, 2013
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Help me on this chemical composition
by: Sarabjeet Singh

Hi,
i want to know about the material type of the following composition:
C-0.364%
Si-1.02%
Mn-0.178%
P-0.0167%
S-0.0087%
Cr-4.78%
Mo-1.64%
Ni-0.193%
Al-0.0394%
Co-0.0085%
Cu-0.171%
Nb-0.0079%
Ti-0.0048%
V-0.828%
W-<0.0100%
Pb-<0.0030%
Sn-0.0126%
As-0.0100%
Zr-<0.0015%
Bi->0.0432%
Ca-0.00060%
Ce-<0.0030%
B-0.00049%
Zn-0.0050%
La-<0.0010%
Fe-90.6%
Sb-0.0021%
Te-0.0037%

Thanks
Please revert me ASAP on amandeepkaur035@gmail.com..its urgent

Jul 09, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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Help me find a metarial
by: Umair Aslam

No.1
W 14.08%
HF 44.32%
Fe 39.85%
Mn 0.76%

No.2
W 16.61%
HF 49.37%
Fe 32.34%
Mn 0.75%
Nb 0.29%
Bi 0.29%

Feb 19, 2013
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Material?
by: Charles

We are looking for a material with the following chemical composition and I would really appreciate it if someone could help us out with it; The material is a steel with hints of following composition.

Total Carbon= 0.17%
Manganese= 0.36%
Phosphorus= less than 0.01%
Sulphur= less than 0.005%
Silicon= 0.22%
Chromium= 1.00%
Nickel= 3.85%
Molybdenum= 0.21%

Jan 09, 2013
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IRON
by: Anonymous

This looks like 1045 carbon steel

Jan 08, 2013
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iron
by: Anonymous

C% 0.42
Mn% 0.6
Si% 0.21
P% 0.060
Cr% Trace
Ni% Trace
Mo% Trace

Apr 18, 2012
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please say what is the meterial this chemical composition
by: ramanathan

c -1.39
Mn -0.80
Si -0.25
S -0.019
P -0.024
Cr -1.01
Mo -0.002
V -0.012
Ni -0.027
Cu -0.069
Al -0.010
N -0.020

Feb 11, 2012
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The correct grade type
by: Leroy

Based on the information that you have provided, the chemical composition indicted, is ASP 2053. This is a high-speed steel that is produced by Erasteel.

Erasteel has a sales office in Mumbai, India

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