Chromium-molybdenum alloy selected from the group consisting of - an alloy comprising carbon in an amount of from ≥ 0.38% by weight to ≤ 0.45% by weight; silicon in an amount of ≤ 0.40% by weight; manganese in an amount of from ≥ 1.0% by weight to ≤ 1.3% by weight; phosphorus in an amount of ≤ 0.025% by weight; sulphur in an amount of ≤ 0.035% by weight; chromium in an amount of from ≤ 0.90% by weight to 1.20% by weight; molybdenum in an amount of from ≥ 0.15% by weight to ≤ 0.30% by weight; aluminium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to 0.05% by weight; niobium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.04% by weight, nitrogen in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.015% by weight, with phosphorus and/or sulphur and/or oxygen being able to occur as accompanying elements and the alloy components being-present together with a balance of iron and thus adding up to 100% by weight, and - an alloy comprising carbon in an amount of from ≥ 0.15% by weight to ≤ 0.20% by weight; silicon in an amount of ≤ 0.40% by weight; manganese in an amount of from ≥ 1.0% by weight to ≤ 1.3% by weight; chromium in an amount of from ≥ 1.50% by weight to ≤ 1.80% by weight; molybdenum in an amount of from ≥ 0.25% by weight to ≤ 0.35% by weight; nickel in an amount of from ≥ 1.40% by weight to ≤ 1.70% by weight; aluminium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.05% by weight; niobium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.04% by weight, nitrogen in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.015% by weight, with phosphorus and/or sulphur and/or oxygen being able to occur as accompanying elements and the alloy components being present together with a balance of iron and thus adding up to 100% by weight. - an alloy comprising carbon in an amount of from ≥ 0.38% by weight to ≤ 0.45% by weight; silicon in an amount of ≤ 0.40% by weight; manganese in an amount of from ≥ 1.0% by weight to ≤ 1.3% by weight; phosphorus in an amount of ≤ 0.025% by weight; sulphur in an amount of ≤ 0.035% by weight; chromium in an amount of from ≤ 0.90% by weight to 1.20% by weight; molybdenum in an amount of from ≥ 0.15% by weight to ≤ 0.30% by weight; aluminium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to 0.05% by weight; niobium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.04% by weight, nitrogen in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.015% by weight, with phosphorus and/or sulphur and/or oxygen being able to occur as accompanying elements and the alloy components being-present together with a balance of iron and thus adding up to 100% by weight, and - an alloy comprising carbon in an amount of from ≥ 0.15% by weight to ≤ 0.20% by weight; silicon in an amount of ≤ 0.40% by weight; manganese in an amount of from ≥ 1.0% by weight to ≤ 1.3% by weight; chromium in an amount of from ≥ 1.50% by weight to ≤ 1.80% by weight; molybdenum in an amount of from ≥ 0.25% by weight to ≤ 0.35% by weight; nickel in an amount of from ≥ 1.40% by weight to ≤ 1.70% by weight; aluminium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.05% by weight; niobium in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.04% by weight, nitrogen in an amount of from > 0% by weight to ≤ 0.015% by weight, with phosphorus and/or sulphur and/or oxygen being able to occur as accompanying elements and the alloy components being present together with a balance of iron and thus adding up to 100% by weight.