KTCF15A

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KTCF15A · Kobe Steel manufacturer specification (section 6-16)

Chemical composition source verified; this does not verify every standard clause, actual supply or measured heat results

Material category: Carbon steel
Subcategory: Cold-heading bar products for extended die life
Material form: Bars
Original record status: Manufacturer source verified
Document edition: Publication edition not stated in the document
Document title: Wire rod and bar specification tables
Table / clause: 6-16
PDF page references: 33
Unit: Mass fraction (wt%)
Manufacturer: Kobe Steel

Carbon-equivalent reference

Estimate from manufacturer-published ranges, not a standard guarantee or measured heat result; formula applicability requires review against the application and process.

IIW / CEV：0.1800–0.3533Known-element contribution; incomplete value; missing Mo, V CEV = C + Mn/6 + (Cr + Mo + V)/5 + (Ni + Cu)/15; an engineering estimate of welding cold-cracking susceptibility for carbon and low-alloy steels.

Pcm（Ito–Bessyo）：0.1450–0.2417Known-element contribution; incomplete value; missing Mo, V, B Pcm = C + Si/30 + (Mn + Cu + Cr)/20 + Ni/60 + Mo/15 + V/10 + 5B; mainly used for low-carbon low-alloy steels, particularly modern low-carbon pipeline steels; more relevant when C is approximately no higher than 0.11%.

CET：0.1600–0.2700Known-element contribution; incomplete value; missing Mo CET = C + (Mn + Mo)/10 + (Cr + Cu)/20 + Ni/40; used in welding preheat assessment for ferritic steels, subject to the applicability conditions of EN 1011-2.

Composition

Element	Composition requirement
C	0.13 ～ 0.18
Si	≤ 0.1 (lower limit not stated)
Mn	0.3 ～ 0.6
P	≤ 0.03 (lower limit not stated)
S	≤ 0.03 (lower limit not stated)
Al	≥ 0.02 (upper limit not stated)
Cu	≤ 0.3 (lower limit not stated)
Ni	≤ 0.2 (lower limit not stated)
Cr	≤ 0.2 (lower limit not stated)

Applicability and limitations

Original composition for cold-heading bars intended to extend tool life in the Kobe Steel catalogue, section 6-16 (PDF page 33), mass fractions wt%; This is not the original JIS/SAE standard. Actual supply and process applicability require separate confirmation.

Composition conditions

Original-table mass percentage, Section 6-16; Dashes and unlisted elements are not entered as zero.
The original Cr entry is “Addition”; no numerical range is given.
The original B entry is “Addition”; no numerical range is given.
Manufacturer's table footnote: Cu≤0.30%, Ni≤0.20%, Cr≤0.20%; If Cr is separately listed as Addition, it only indicates the intent to add.
The manufacturer catalogue does not identify the publication edition; Catalogue information does not establish current supply dimensions.

Verification notes

The original manufacturer table was checked cell by cell against the boundaries of the PDF table; Qualitative Addition has no numerical lower or upper limit.