Product Information:

EN8 - 080M40

EN8 - 080M40 Black (As rolled or forged)

40 Ton Tensile Black Axle Steel (CARBON STEEL)
Equivalents:
BS970 Part 1 1983, 080M40
BS970 of 1955 EN8
German W. Stoff No. 1.1186 | American AISI 1038
Chemical:
Composition %
Carbon
= 0,36 - 0,44
Silicon
= 0,10 - 0,40
Manganese
= 0,60 - 1,00
Sulphur
= 0,050 max
Phosphorus = 0,050 max
Characteristics:
A 6% allowance should always be made for removal of surface defects during
machining
EN8 is weldable (carbon content is low enough)
Machinability good (not recommended for case hardening)
Not recommended for high tensile applications eg. 50-60 ton tensile
Heat treatment only to limited ruling sections
Typical Applications:
Armature, dynamo and motor shafts
Heat treated bolts
Crankshafts
Connecting rods
Driving rings and flanges
Railway couplings
Axles
Brackets, bushes, studs

Housings and parts not subject to high

stresses or severe wear
Machinery components where a low
tensile strength material is required
Pulleys/ligh duty and heavy duty

Mechanical Properties
Heat
Condition
Treatment Tons/SQ. inch
Normalise
Q
R

35
33
40/50
45/55

Tensile
Strength
RM MPA

Yield Stress
RE MPA

RP 0,2
MPA

A min on
5,65 So

550
510
625/775
700/850

280
245
385
465

355
450

16
17
16
16

Impact
IZOD
KCV
FT.Lb Joules

15
25
25

16
28
28

Hardness
HB

Limited
Ruling
Section
mm

152/207
146/197
179/229
201/255

150
250
63
19

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