AISI 4140

Category Steel
Class Alloy steel
Type Standard
Common Names Chromium-molybdenum steel
Designations France: AFNOR 40 CD 4 , AFNOR 42 CD 4
Germany: DIN 1.7225
Italy: UNI 38 CrMo 4 KB , UNI 40 CrMo 4 , UNI G 4O CrMo 4
Japan: JIS SCM 4 , JIS SCM 4 H
Sweden: SS 2244
United Kingdom: B.S. 708 A 42 , B.S. 708 M 40 , B.S. 709 M 40
United States: AMS 6378 , AMS 6379 , AMS 6381B , AMS 6382 , AMS 6382G , AMS 6390 , AMS 6390A , AMS 6395 ,
ASTM A322 , ASTM A331 , ASTM A505 , ASTM A519 , ASTM A547 , ASTM A646 , MIL SPEC MIL-S-16974 , SAE J404 ,
SAE J412 , SAE J770 , UNS G41400
Composition
Element Weight %
C 0.38-0.43
Mn 0.75-1.00
P 0.035 (max)
S 0.04 (max)
Si 0.15-0.30
Cr 0.80-1.10
Mo 0.15-0.25
Mechanical Properties
Properties Conditions
T (°C) Treatment
3
Density (×1000 kg/m ) 7.7 25
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8.03
Poisson's Ratio 0.27-0.30 25
Elastic Modulus (GPa) 190 25
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 210
Tensile Strength (Mpa) 655.0 25 annealed at 815°C
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Yield Strength (Mpa) 417.1

Elongation (%) 25.7

Reduction in Area (%) 56.9
Hardness (HB) 197 25 annealed at 815°C
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Impact Strength (J) 54.5 25 annealed at 815°C
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Thermal Properties
Properties Conditions
T (°C) Treatment
-6
Thermal Expansion (10 /ºC) 12.3 20 oil hardened, tempered 600°C
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100

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Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K) 42.7 100

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Specific Heat (J/kg-K) 473 150
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200

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Electric Properties
Properties Conditions
T (°C) Treatment
-9
Electric Resistivity (10 Ω-m) 222 20