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1.7131 | 16MnCr5+N case-hardening steel

Numeric designation1.7131 | 16MnCr5+N Einsatzstahl
Chemical designation1.7131 | 16MnCr5+N Einsatzstahl
Statenormalized (+N)
Etching3 % Nital

These micrographs show the normalized initial condition with ferritic-pearlitic microstructure of the most used case-hardening steel.