The invention discloses a Nb-containing Cr-Ni
carburizing steel for
cold forming and a
cold forming method of a part. The content of C is reduced and the content of spherical
pearlite obtained after spheroidizing annealing is reduced, so that the
hardness of a blank is effectively controlled; high-content Ni is added, so that
plasticity and
toughness of ferrite in the blank are improved, and deformation micro-cracks are not prone to occurring in the interior and on the surface of the part during
cold forming; by means of the
solid solution characteristic of Nb, N and C in steel, part of Nb, N and C are separated out at an austenitizing temperature of 1100-1250 DEG C, and steel grains can be prevented from being coarsened at a
forging temperature; and nbN / NbC is completely separated out, so that the grain size is guaranteed to be smaller than 7 grades, and intermediate cooling treatment is not needed. Pre-oxidation adopts sectional control, the surface of a workpiece is activated, the inside and outside
temperature difference is reduced, the inside and outside heating is more uniform, and the internal structure of the part starts repeated
crystallization, so that the internal and external structures are more uniform, and
thermal treatment deformation aggravation caused by rapid temperature rise is avoided; and residual
austenite on the surface of a Ni-containing steel
quenching part is reduced, so that the surface
hardness is improved to be not smaller than HRC61.