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1.0982 | S460 +MC

Numeric designation1.0982
Chemical designationS460
State+MC
Etching4% Nital

Thermomechanically rolled (‘M’) structural steel with good cold formability (‘C’) and a minimum yield strength of 460 MPa. The microstructure is almost purely ferritic, the hardness is 205 HBW2.5/187.5. The angular gold-coloured precipitates are titanium carbonitrides.