S500MC / 1.0982 High-Strength Cold-Forming Steel

Steel S500MC

📌 Overview and Technical Specifications

Steel S500MC is a thermomechanically strengthened low-alloy structural steel with increased strength, high ductility, and excellent weldability. It is widely used in the automotive, mechanical engineering, and construction industries, where high load-bearing capacity and reduced structural weight are required.

🛠 Specifications:

• Hardness: ≤ 250 HB
• Thickness: from 2 mm to 25 mm
• Yield strength: ≥ 500 MPa
• Tensile strength: 550–720 MPa
• Elongation: 12–18%

🧪 Chemical Composition

• Carbon (C): ≤ 0.12%
• Silicon (Si): ≤ 0.50%
• Manganese (Mn): 1.00 – 1.80%
• Phosphorus (P): ≤ 0.025%
• Sulfur (S): ≤ 0.015%
• Chromium (Cr): ≤ 0.30%
• Nickel (Ni): ≤ 0.50%
• Molybdenum (Mo): ≤ 0.08%
• Titanium (Ti): ≤ 0.22%

⚙ Applications

Steel S500MC is widely used in the following industries:

• 🚗 Manufacturing of automotive components, including lightweight frames and chassis
• 🏗 Construction of load-bearing structures operating under high stress
• 🚜 Production of agricultural and construction machinery
• 🏭 Industrial equipment requiring increased strength
• ⚡ Applications in the energy sector, including wind energy projects

🌟 Features

• ✅ High strength while maintaining low structural weight
• ✅ Excellent impact toughness and resistance to dynamic loads
• ✅ Superior weldability without the need for preheating
• ✅ High ductility and formability
• ✅ Enhanced wear resistance and durability

S500 MC high yield cold forming steel

Delivery program: ALFORM, PERFORM