X12CrNiMo12 | 1.4939 Material Datasheet

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Material Description

Material Number Material Name Material Number (single) Standard Standard Status Country VDA 231-106 classification Application temperature [°C]
1.4939 (WL 1.4939 : 1981-03) X12CrNiMo12 1.4939 WL 1.4939 : 1981-03 Valid Germany 1.1.2 ≤ 550 1)
1) Remark: The stainless tempered chromium-nickel-molybdenum aerospace steel is used for compressor parts of engines, discs, blades, bolts and casing parts up to 550 °C. It is weldable and corrosion resistant under normal atmospheric conditions in the polished or precision ground condition.

Chemical Composition

C [%] Cr [%] Mn [%] Mo [%] N [%] Ni [%] P [%] S [%] Si [%] Ti [%] V [%] Remainder
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Material Compliance

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Mechanical Properties

Semi-finished Product Condition Condition Number Nominal Size [mm] Temperature [°C] Specimen Direction Tensile Strength [MPa] Yield Strength (0.2% offset) [MPa] Elongation A [%] Elongation A50 [%] Reduction of Area [%] Hardness HB | HBW Hardness HV
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Physical Properties

Temperature [°C] Density [g/cm³] Young's Modulus [GPa] Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (reference 20°C) [10^-6*K^-1] Thermal Conductivity [W/(m*K)] Mean Specific Heat Capacity [kJ/(kg*K)] Electric Conductivity [MS/m] Magnetizeability
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Toughness Data (Impact)

Semi-finished Product Condition Condition Number Temperature [°C] Specimen Shape Specimen Direction Notch Impact Energy [J]
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Welding and Joining

Procedure Welding and Joining - Evaluation Preheating [°C] Working Temperature [°C]
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Creep Rupture Behaviour

Condition Condition Number Temperature [°C] Creep Tensile Strength at 10² h [MPa] Creep Tensile Strength at 3*10² h [MPa] Creep Tensile Strength at 10³ h [MPa] Creep Tensile Strength at 10^4 h [MPa] Creep Tensile Strength at 10^5 h [MPa] 0.1% Creep Limit at 10² h [MPa] 0.1% Creep Limit at 3*10² h [MPa] 0.1% Creep Limit at 10³ h [MPa] 0.2% Creep Limit at 10^4 h [MPa] 0.2% Creep Limit at 10^5 h [MPa]
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Heat Treatment

Heat Treatment Step Temperature [°C] Holding Time [h] Medium
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Formability - Bending - Folding

Semi-finished Product Condition Condition Number Nominal Size [mm] Specimen Direction Bend Factor (180°)
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Cross Reference

Material Name Country Standard
1.4939.2 Germany WL 1.4939-1
1.4939.5 Germany WL 1.4939-1
1.4939.6 Germany WL 1.4939-2
FE-PM37 Europe EN 2280 1)
FE-PM37 Europe EN 2278 2)
FE-PM37 Europe EN 2279 2)
Z 12 CNDV 12 France AIR 9160 1)
AMS 5719 USA AMS 5719 1)
S64152 USA UNS 3)
S538 Great Britain BS S 538 1)
S151 Great Britain BS S 151 1)
X12CrNiMoVN12 4)
C50TF68 USA GE Aviation 5)
DMD0242-20 France Safran Aircraft Engines 5)
1) Source: WL 1.4939-1 : 1981-03
2) Source: WL 1.4939-2 : 1981-03
3) Source: Metals & Alloys in the Unified Numbering System, SAE/ASTM, 11th Edition, 2008
4) Source: Stahlschlüssel 2019, Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst GmbH, Marbach
5) Source: Aerospace Materials, voestalpine BÖHLER Aerospace GmbH & Co KG, Kapfenberg/Austria, 2022

Producer/Supplier/Trade names

Tradename Supplier
Jethete M152 Aircraftmaterialsuk.com Ltd, Stokenchurch
ATI Jethete M152 AUBERT & DUVAL Deutschland GmbH, München 1)
X 13 VDW AUBERT & DUVAL Deutschland GmbH, München 1)
BGH 4939 BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH 1)
Aerodur 4939 Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG, Witten 1)
Jethete Enpar Sonderwerkstoffe GmbH, Gummersbach 1)
X12CrNiMo12 Schmiedewerke Gröditz GmbH, Gröditz 1)
4939 Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG, Edelstahlwerk Kaiserau, Lindlar 1)
BÖHLER T552 (LW) voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl GmbH & Co.KG, Kapfenberg 1)
T552 (LW) voestalpine High Perfomance Metals Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf 1)
1) Source: Stahlschlüssel 2019, Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst GmbH, Marbach