SAE 4140

Grade Introduction:
SAE 4140 Alloy steel grade is a versatile alloy with good atmospheric corrosion resistance and reasonable strength. It shows good overall combinations of strength, toughness, wears resistance, and fatigue strength.

Grade Application

SAE 4140 alloy steel grade finds many applications as forgings for the aerospace and oil and gas industries, along with myriad uses in the automotive, agricultural, and defense industries, Typical uses are forged gears and shafts, spindles, fixtures, jigs, and collars.

Equivalent Grades

USA
Din
BS
BS
Japan
ASTM A29
DIN 1654
EN 10084
BS 970
JIS G4103
4140
1.6523/21NiCrMo2
1.6523/21NiCrMo2-2
805M20
SNCM220

Addition to other grades

MS, EN1A, EN3B, EN8, EN8D, EN9, EN19, EN24, EN31, EN32B, EN36C, EN41B, EN43B, EN47, EN353, IS2062, 42Crmo4, HCHCR, D2, D3, H-11, H-13, CW-1, OHNS, M2, M35, M42, DIN1.2714, P20, P20+S, P20+Ni, SCM420, ASTMSA-36, ASTMSA-105, SAE1018, SAE4140, SAE8620, 16MNCR5, 20MNCR5, C20, C45, C50, C60, CK45, 20C8, 40C8, 45C8, 55C8, C55MN75, SAE52100, S40C, S355J2G3.

Our Supply Range

We supply to automotive ancillaries and OEM customers. The products we manufacture are used as input for manufacturing of automotive and general engineering components. These components are further assembled into systems fitted in automobiles and other engineering applications.

Product Type Size Range
Forged Round Bars 140mm Dia to 850mm
Rolled Round Bars 16mm Dia and above
Forged Flat Bars Thickness: 32mm to 510mm, Width: 65mm to 1050mm
Rolled Flat Bars Thickness: 6mm to 110mm, Width: 25mm to 510mm

Chemical Composition

The following table shows the chemical composition of SAE4140 steel:

Standard
Grade
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Mo
ASTM A29
4140
0.38-0.43
0.75-1.00
0.035
0.040
0.15-0.35
0.8-1.10
0.15-0.25
EN 10250
42CrMo4 /1.7224
0.38-0.45
0.6-0.9
0.035
0.035
0.4
0.9-1.2
0.15-0.30
JIS G4105
SCM440
0.38-0.43
0.60-0.85
0.03
0.03
0.15-0.35
0.9-1.2
0.15-0.30

Heat Treatment

Heat treatment is carried out after hot working to render the steel suitable for machining and to meet the mechanical property ranges specified for the steel’s particular applications.

Hardness

197

Hardening

SAE 4140 alloy steel bar, plate, and square can be hardened by cold working, or heating and quenching.
SAE 4140 alloy steel is usually supplied with ready heat treated to hardness in 18-22 HRC. If further heat treatment is required, then heat to 840 ℃ – 875 ℃, hold until temperature is uniform throughout the section, soak for 10 – 15 minutes per 25 mm section, and quench in oil, water, or polymer as required.

Thermal Properties

Properties
Metric
Imperial
Density
7.85 g/cm3
0.284 lb/in³
Melting point
1416°C
2580°F

Forging Properties

Forging of SAE 4140 steel should be carried out between 2200 and 1650 º F (1200 and 900 º C). The lower the finishing temperature from forging, the finer will be the grain size. This alloy steel should ideally not be forged below 1650 º F (900 º C) and should be slow cooled after forging in oil or water.

Stress Relieving

Stress Relieving Heat to 680°C– 700°C, hold until temperature is uniform throughout the section, soak for 1 hour per 25 mm section, and cool in still air.

Annealing

SAE 4140 alloy steel is annealed at 872°C (1600°F) followed by slowly cooling in the furnace.

Density

Properties
Metric
Imperial
Density
7.85 g/cm3
0.284 lb/in³

Welding

SAE 4140 alloy steel can be welded using all conventional techniques. However, the mechanical properties of this steel will be affected if it is welded in the heat-treated condition, and post-weld heat treatment should be performed.

Machinability

SAE 4140 alloy steel has good machinability in the annealed condition.

Mechanical Properties

Properties
Metric
Imperial
Tensile strength
655 MPa
95000 psi
Yield strength
415 MPa
60200 psi
Bulk modulus (typical for steel)
140 GPa
20300 ksi
Shear modulus (typical for steel)
80 GPa
11600 ksi
Elastic modulus
190-210 GPa
27557-30458 ksi
Poisson’s ratio
0.27-0.30
0.27-0.30
Elongation at break (in 50 mm)
25.70%
25.70%
Hardness, Brinell
197
197
Hardness, Knoop (converted from Brinell hardness)
219
219
Hardness, Rockwell B (converted from Brinell hardness)
92
92
Hardness, Rockwell C (converted from Brinell hardness. Value below normal HRC range, for comparison purposes only)
13
13
Hardness, Vickers (converted from Brinell hardness)
207
207
Machinability (based on AISI 1212 as 100 machinability)
65
65

Physical Properties

The physical properties of SAE 4140 alloy steel are highlighted in the following table.

Properties
Metric
Imperial
Density
7.85 g/cm3
0.284 lb/in³
Melting point
1416°C
2580°F

Tempering

Re-heat SAE4140 grade steel to 550℃ – 700 ℃ as required, hold until temperature is uniform throughout the section, soak for 1 hour per 25 mm of the section, and cool in still air.

Normalizing

This process is defined as heating a steel to a temperature above the ferrite to austenite transformation range and then cooling in air to a temperature well below this transformation range. This treatment may be carried out on forged products as a conditioning treatment prior to final heat treatment. Normalizing also serves to refine the structure of forgings that might have cooled non-uniformly from their forging operation. The nominal normalizing temperature for 4140 grade is 1600 º F (870 º C), but production experience may necessitate a temperature either 50 º F (10 º C) above or below this figure. In fact, when forgings are normalized before, say, carburizing or hardening and tempering, the upper range of normalizing temperatures is used. When normalizing is the final heat treatment, the lower temperature range is used.

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