GB/T 699:2015 85 Steel: Specifications & Listings

GB/T 699:2015 85: 85: quality carbon structural steel for hot-rolled or forged bars. Specified in GB/T 699:2015.

Category: Carbon Steel
Grade Details
GradeGB/T 699:2015 85
Standard GB/T 699:2015
ApplicationsHot-rolled or forged quality carbon structural steel bars up to 250 mm
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Matched by chemical composition and mechanical properties, not a formal equivalence claim. Always verify against the applicable standard before substitution.
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Cu
0.82-0.90 0.17-0.37 0.50-0.80 <=0.035 <=0.035 <=0.25 <=0.30 <=0.25
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength >=1130 MPa
Yield Strength >=980 MPa
Elongation >=6%
Hardness <=302 HB (as delivered, not heat treated)
Condition Quenched and tempered sample (with working allowance), bars up to 80 mm; hardness for delivery state

More data from GB/T 699:2015

From the standard
Mechanical properties (quenched and tempered) for bars up to 80 mm
Tensile strength Rm, min
1130 MPa
Lower yield strength ReL, min
980 MPa
Elongation after fracture A, min
6 %
Reduction of area Z, min
30 %
Longitudinal tensile properties from the sample blank; for 80 to 250 mm bars elongation may be 2 percent (absolute) and reduction of area 5 percent (absolute) lower. Yield may be replaced by Rp0.2 where there is no distinct yield.
Source: GB/T 699:2015, Table 2
Recommended heat treatment recommended heat treatment
Blank sample size
Sample with working allowance
Quenching temperature
820 deg C
Tempering temperature
480 deg C
Permissible adjustment: +/-30 deg C normalizing, +/-20 deg C quenching, +/-50 deg C tempering; hold at least 30 min (1 h for 600 deg C tempering); quench in oil for 75, 80 and 85 steels, otherwise water.
Source: GB/T 699:2015, Table 2
Maximum delivery hardness 2 delivery states
Delivery stateMaximum hardness (HBW)
Not heat treated302
Annealed255
Source: GB/T 699:2015, Table 2

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