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Last revised: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:55:53 GMT

General Information

Ovako 498 is a high strength quench and tempering steel with high hardenability, excellent toughness, high wear resistance and good dimension stability.

498A - Standard variant.
498Q - IQ isotropic quality

IQ-Steel®
(Isotropic Quality) is an isotropic quality ultra clean steel. IQ-Steel is optimized for fatigue strength by a strict control of steel cleanliness. IQ-Steel, a further development of BQ-Steel, is an isotropic and ultra clean steel with properties that match re-melted steels. Based on thousands of examinations by Ovako into the effects of defects on fatigue performance, the metallurgy of IQ-Steel is purer and far more consistent than conventional grades, and designed specifically to perform well in multi axial loading. This enables the manufacturing of lighter, slimmed down components like gears, bearings and other critical parts. The steels are helping our customers to achieve new design solutions and implement higher standards of finished product performance. Key to these practical advantages are Ovako’s own unique, clean and consistent modern steelmaking processes that remove harmful inclusions and impurities from within the steel. IQ-Steels contain smaller and more fragmented inclusions and can handle much higher mechanical forces in all directions than conventional steels. IQ-Steels are newer, but already now well established in high pressure automotive applications. Modern diesel engines, with high and cyclic injection pressures, have proven to be an ideal application. Transmission components are another emerging area of strong interest.

IQ-Steel® 

IQ-Steel® is an isotropic quality ultra clean steel optimized for high fatigue strength under multi axial loading.

Similar designations

30 NCD 15, En30B

Jominy hardenability of Ovako 498A.   Average value with +/-standard deviation.

Steel cleanliness

 

Micro inclusions - 498A   Macro inclusions - 498A
Applied standard ASTM  45   Applied standard

ISO 3763

(Blue fracture)
Sampling ASTM  A295   Sampling Statistical testing on billets
Maximum average limits A B C D   Limits <5 mm/dm2
Th He Th He Th He Th He  
2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5 0 0 0,5 0,5  
 
Micro inclusions - 498Q   Macro inclusions - 498Q
Applied standard DIN 50602  K1   Applied standard

10 M Hz UST

(Ovako internal standard)
Sampling Six random samples from final product dimension   Sampling Statistical testing on billets
Limits

The limit is dimension dependent. The average rating of six samples 

should not exceed the limits given in the graph

   Limits

< 10 defects/dm3

> 0,2 mm FBH

IQ

Other properties (typical values)

Youngs module (GPa)Poisson´s ratio (-)Shear module (GPa)Density (kg/m3)
210 0.3 80 7800
 Average CTE 20-300°C (µm/m°K) Specific heat capacity 50/100°C (J/kg°K) Thermal conductivity Ambient temperature (W/m°K) Electrical resistivityAmbient temperature (µΩm)
 12  460 - 480  40 - 45  0.20 - 0.25

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Via telephone: +46 8 622 1300

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Disclaimer

The information in this document is for illustrative purposes only. The data and examples are only general recommendations and not a warranty or a guarantee. The suitability of a product for a specific application can be confirmed only by Ovako once given the actual conditions.The purchaser of an Ovako product has the responsibility to ascertain and control the applicability of the products before using them. Continuous development may necessitate changes in technical data without notice. This document is only valid for Ovako material. Other material, covering the same international specifications, does not necessarily comply with the properties presented in this document.