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1.0 DESCRIPTION

Steel - Heat Treated Cold Finished Bar

2.0 APPLICATION

Intended for sizes up to 32 mm diameter inclusive for studs, pins, dowels, and shafts.

3.0 QUALIFYING SPECIFICATIONS

1E0038 Wrought Steel - General Requirements

1E0106 Heat Treatment - Direct Hardening
1E0107 Heat Treatment - Direct Harden (After Machining)
1E0359 Steel - Carbon (1037 Modified)
1E0509 Steel - Alloy (4140 Modified)
1E0669 Steel - Carbon (15B35 Modified)
1E2177 Mill Tolerances
1E2700C Strand Cast Steel - Caster Class 3

4.0 FORM

Cold Finished Bars

5.0 MATERIAL

1E0359 to 20 mm Diameter
1E0509 or 1E0669 to 32 mm Diameter Inclusive

6.0 HEAT TREATMENT

This material shall be hardened in accordance with 1E0106 Direct Hardening or 1E0107 Direct
Harden (after machining) Heat Treatments.

7.0 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

The hardness throughout the section shall be Rockwell C23-35.

8.0 MICROSTRUCTURE

The microstructure shall be fully martensitic and shall not exhibit evidence of grain growth.

THE INFORMATION HEREON IS THE PROPERTY OF CATERPILLAR INC. AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES. WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION, ANY COPYING, TRANSMITTAL TO OTHERS, AND ANY USE EXCEPT THAT FOR WHICH IT IS LOANED, IS PROHIBITED.
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9.0 AUSTENITIC GRAIN SIZE

5 or Finer.

10.0 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

10.1 Decarburization

Bar Size CFD (Carbon Free Depth), MAX MAD (MAX Affected Depth)*

To 11 mm Excl 0.08 mm 0.25 mm

11 mm to 16 mm Excl 0.10 mm 0.33 mm
16 mm to 32 mm Incl 0.13 mm 0.38 mm
*Includes not only the carbon free depth, but also the depth to which any decrease in carbon is
discernable.

10.2 This commodity shall be free from internal and external defects or segregation that are
detrimental to the processing or service of the intended part.

11.0 TESTING METHODS

Methods of analysis, test, and inspection shall conform to the appropriate ASTM standards or
appropriate standards of the source country.

12.0 SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS

For purchased finished parts (not subsequently worked by Caterpillar Inc.), the following
materials are approved substitutes (per 1E0038) for 1E0001.

The supplier must assure that all requirements per 1E0038 and 1E2700 are fulfilled.
Material must be procured from Caterpillar Inc. approved sources. Material produced by
the strand or continuous casting process must satisfy the caster class and reduction
ratio listed in the qualifying specification of 1E0001. Any additional requirements of 1E0001,
such as grain size, special cleanliness, etc. must also be fulfilled.

THE INFORMATION HEREON IS THE PROPERTY OF CATERPILLAR INC. AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES. WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION, ANY COPYING, TRANSMITTAL TO OTHERS, AND ANY USE EXCEPT THAT FOR WHICH IT IS LOANED, IS PROHIBITED.
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Caterpillar Inc. 1E2817

ASTM A193/A 193M Grade B7
ASTM A304 Grades 4130H, 4140H, 4142H, 8640H
ASTM A322 Grades 4130, 4140, 4142, 4037, 40B37
AS 1444 Grades 4130H, 4140H
SEE BELOW
BS 970 Grades 708A30, 708M40
DIN 17200 Grade 42CrMo4
AFNOR A35--552 Grades 30CD4, 42CD4
JIS G4052 Grade SCM 440H
JIS 4105 Grades SCM 430, SCM 440

All Substitute Materials Must Meet The Following Requirements:

- Approved Steel Mill
- 1E2700C - (7:1) S/C Rolling Reduction
- 1E2700 - Caster Class 3
- 1E0106 or 1E0107- Heat Treatment

13.0 SUBSIDIARY SPECIFICATIONS (FOR CATERPILLAR INC. REFERENCE ONLY)

At the time of release of 1E0001, Change 21, the following subsidiary versions of 1E0001 were
in use by Caterpillar Inc. facilities outside of the United States.

Caterpillar Brazil Ltda. (Piracicaba) “G” Version

Caterpillar Belgium S.A. (Gosselies) “H” Version
Caterpillar France S.A. (Grenoble) “H” Version
Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. (Sagami) “X” Version
Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi (Akashi) “X” Version
Caterpillar U.K. Ltd. (Leicester) “E” Version

Subsidiary versions may be changed, released, or canceled without a change to this version of
1E0001. The Engineering Data System (EDS) provides information on the status of subsidiary
version specifications and should be referenced for current information.

THE INFORMATION HEREON IS THE PROPERTY OF CATERPILLAR INC. AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES. WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION, ANY COPYING, TRANSMITTAL TO OTHERS, AND ANY USE EXCEPT THAT FOR WHICH IT IS LOANED, IS PROHIBITED.
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DATE NUMBER
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STEEL - HEAT TREATED COLD FINISHED BAR
10 MAY 2000 21 1E0001
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