High  manganese  steel  plates

High manganese plates  are fully  austenitic ,quench  annealed, non magnetic

work  hardening  steel with exceptionally high level of wear resistance

when subject to work –hardening by shock or high impact pressure  in service.

 The main  characteristics

Severe  wear  on the surface has a work –hardening effect  on the austenitic structure

of this steel which leads to an increase in hardness from 200HB up to in service hardness  of at least  600 Brinell.

 plasma  or laser cutting

 Forming

bending and rolling are easy-to be performed cold only

 

Forming:
Forming can be carried out without difficulty, as the plate in the supplied condition is ductile. To avoid cracking, edges which have been work hardened by shearing should have a 2 to 3mm chamfer ground along the edge to be formed. If possible, forming should be carried out in one operation in order to avoid work hardening.

 

Drilling:
High manganese steel is difficult to drill due to the 11 to 14% manganese content and will work harden very quickly. Heavy duty, very rigid machinery is required using either armour piercing drills in 8% cobalt high speed steel, or preferably, use special drills with replaceable carbide inserts. Avoid centre punching or allowing the drill to rub on the surface without the feed being engaged, as this has the effect of work hardening. 

Welding:
Welding should be carried out using E308Mo type austenitic stainless consumables. As a high manganese steel with high coefficient of thermal expansion and low thermal conductivity, welding should be carried out at a low thermal value. Prolonged time of the material in the temperature range of 300°C to 800°C can cause embrittlement due to carbide precipitation.