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1.7225 | 42CrMo4 laser hardened

Numeric designation1.7225
Chemical designation42CrMo4
Statelaser hardened
Etching3 % Nital

The surface was surface hardened. The tetragonal martensite in the rim zone is clearly different from the cubic martensite in the quenched and tempered core. (Typical) carbon segregations are present.