Shafts

BÖHLER N685 is a corrosion-resistant steel with molybdenium and vanadium additions in the form of bars, wire, forgings, and forging stock. These products have been used typically for parts in engineering and medical applications requiring hardness up to 58 HRC and resistance to wear, corrosion, and oxidation, but usage is not limited to such applications.

BÖHLER N700 is a corrosion-resistant steel in the form of bars, wire and forgings in the solution-annealed condition. It is a martensitic, precipitation-hardenable chromium-nickel-copper steel with high strength and toughness. Further increases in strength can be achieved by cold forming and subsequent precipitation hardening. These products are typically used for parts that require higher corrosion resistance than the usual 13% or 17% chromium steels and high strength up to 316 °C. However, their use is not limited to such applications. Remelting processes are used to improve steel purity and homogeneity. (ESR, PESR, VAR) Certain processing methods and operating conditions can make these products susceptible to stress corrosion cracking. For applications such as bolting where stress corrosion cracking is possible, the product should be aged for at least 4 hours at the highest temperature compatible with the strength requirements, but in no case lower than 552 °C. Typical applications for reactor construction and highly stressed pump parts, springs and ship shafts.

BÖHLER N701 is a corrosion-resistant steel available in the form of bars, wire, and forgings in the solution-annealed condition. It is a martensitic, precipitation-hardenable chromium-nickel-copper steel with high strength and toughness. Further strength enhancements can be achieved through cold working and subsequent precipitation hardening. These products are typically used for parts that require higher corrosion resistance than conventional 13% or 17% chromium steels and high strength up to 316°C. However, their use is not limited to such applications. The vacuum melting process is used to improve steel purity and homogeneity. Certain processing methods and operating conditions can make these products susceptible to stress corrosion cracking. Typical applications include reactor construction, highly stressed pump parts, springs, ship shafts, plastic injection molds and compression molds, and medical instruments.

BÖHLER N709 is a corrosion-resistant steel for engineering applications in the form of bars, wire, and forgings with diameters/thicknesses up to 65 mm in the solution-annealed condition, as well as pre-forging stock of any size. It is a martensitic, precipitation-hardenable chromium-nickel-molybdenum-aluminum steel with high strength and toughness. These products are typically used for parts requiring corrosion resistance, stress corrosion resistance, and high strength up to 316 °C, with good ductility and transverse strength at large cross-sectional dimensions. However, their use is not limited to such applications. Certain processing methods and operating conditions can make these products susceptible to stress corrosion cracking.