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1.7131 | 16MnCr5 +AC

Numeric designation1.7131
Chemical designation16MnCr5
State+AC
Etching3 % Nital

The micrographs show 16MnCr5 in the soft annealed condition; spheroidal cementite (spheroidite) in a ferritic matrix. However, the material is already quite soft in the normalized condition. The reason for the soft annealing is unknown and not necessary from a technical point of view.