Quality

42CrMo4

According to standards
Number

EN 10083-3: 2006
1.7225

Lucefin Group

Chemical composition
C%

Si%
Mn%
P%
S%
Cr%
max
max
max
0,38-0,45
0,40
0,60-0,90
0,025
0,035
0,90-1,20
0.02
+ 0.03
0.04
+ 0.005
+ 0.005
0.05
42CrMoS4 n 1.7227 S% 0.020-0.040 permissible deviations on the product + 0.005
Calcium (Ca) treatment may be supplied on request. 42CrMo4Pb Lead 0.15 0.35%

Mo%
Permissible deviations
on the product

0,15-0,30
0.03

Temperature C
Hot forming

Normalizing

1100-850

870
air (HB ~ 190)
Soft
Isothermal
annealing
annealing
720 slowly 15 C/h 820 furnace cooling
until 600 after air to 670 after, air
(HB max 241)
(HB 180-240)

Quenching

Quenching

860
850
oil or polymer water
Spheroidizing End quench
hardenability test
730-740
840
furnace cooling water

Tempering

Stress relieving

550-650
air
Preheating
welding
300
AC1
AC3
745
790

50 under the temperature

of tempering
Stress relieving
after welding
550 furnace cooling
MS
Mf
300
80

Mechanical and physical properties

Hot formed hot rolled - rod mechan. properties for quenched and tempered condition EN 10083-3: 2006
size d / t
Testing at room temperature (longitudinal)
mm
R
Rp 0.2
A%
C%
Kv
HB
over
to
N/mm2
N/mm2 min.
min.
min.
J min.
for information
16/8
1100-1300
900
10
40
-331-380
16/8
40/20
1000-1200
750
11
45
35
298-359
40/20
100/60 900-1100
650
12
50
35
271-331
100/60 160/100 800-950
550
13
50
35
240-286
160/100 250/160 750-900
500
14
55
35
225-271
d = diameter t = thickness
at room temperature for round 10 mm after quenching at 850 C in oil
586
550
518
496
468
442
421
390
56.5
54.5
52.5
51
49
47
45
42
2180 2030 1910 1800 1700 1590 1480 1350
1600 1620 1590 1560 1510 1440 1340 1230
7.0
9.5
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.4
11.0
12.0
27
28
27
26
26
26
27
31
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Fatigue data +20 C
+N
1000
+QT
1454
+N
-0.11
+QT
-0.08
+N
-1.00
+QT
-0.72

Cyclic yield strength, y

N/mm2 low cycle fatigue
Cyclic strength exponent, n
low cycle fatigue
Cyclic strength coefficient, K
N/mm2 low cycle fatigue

Transition-curve LUCEFIN experience

Kv values obtained from hot-rolled round 130 mm
+QT induction for R 930 N/mm2 Rp 766 N/mm2 A% 18 C% 62
C
J
Lat. Exp. mm
Shear %
+20
97 101 - 99
1,10 - 1,10 - 1,17
40
0
94 96 - 93
0,97 - 0,99 - 1,00
50
-20
63 91 - 92
0,56 - 0,52 - 0,93
60
-40
66 58 - 86
0,73 - 0,77 - 0,94
60
-60
50 55 - 58
0,54 - 0,72 - 0,78
70
-80
38 29 - 35
0,27 - 0,35 - 0,26
90

362
39
1220
1110
13.5
42
550

336
36
1100
1000
15.8
75
600

294
31
980
870
19.0
114
650

264
27
880
710
21.5
135
700

Fatigue strength coefficient, f

N/mm2 low cycle fatigue
Fatigue strength exponent, b
low cycle fatigue
Fatigue ductility exponent, c
low cycle fatigue

2 50

100

2 40
2 30

95
90

2 20
2 10
2 00

85

190
180

75

80

70

170
160

65

150

60

140

55

130

50

120
110

45

100

40

90

35

80

30

70
60

25

50
40

20
15

30

10

20
10

0
-80

Temperature c

-6 0

-4 0

-20

20

Cleavagearea%

Fatigue data +20 C

+N
328
716
+QT
0.12
+N
0.10
+QT
673
+N
+QT
1367

values
595
57
2200
1520
-24
100

Joule

Table of tempering
HB
HRC
R
N/mm2
Rp 0.2 N/mm2
A
%
Kv
J
Tempering at C

Lucefin Group

42CrMoS4 1.7227 EN 10277-5: 2008

Cold drawn + quenching and tempering +C +QT e)

Hot rolled annealing + Peeled Reeled +A +SH
size
Testing at room temperature (longitudinal)
mm
R
Rp 0.2
A%
HB
R
Rp 0.2
A%
HB
over
to
N/mm2
N/mm2 min min
for inform. N/mm2
N/mm2 min
min
max
5 b)
10
--------10
16
--------16
40
1000-1200
750
11
298-359
---241
40
63
900-1100
650
12
271-331
---241
63
100
900-1100
650
12
271-331
---241
e) values valid also for +C+QT+SL
b) for thickness below 5 mm mechanical properties can be agreed before order placement
Hot rolled quenched and tempered after Cold drawn +QT +C c) e)
Hot rolled annealing + Cold drawn +A +C
size
Testing at room temperature (longitudinal)
mm
R
Rp 0.2
A%
HB
R
Rp 0.2
A%
over
to
N/mm2
N/mm2 min min
for inform. N/mm2 min
N/mm2 min
min
5 b)
10
1000-1200
770
8
298-359
---10
16
1000-1200
750
8
298-359
---16
40
1000-1200
720
9
298-359
---40
63
900-1100
650
10
271-331
---63
100
900-1100
650
10
271-331
---c) for flats and special sections the tensile strength R may deviate by 10% e) values valid also for +QT+C+SL
b) for thickness below 5 mm mechanical properties can be agreed before order placement

HB
max
300
290
285
280
280

Forged quenched and tempered EN 10250-3: 2001

size d / t
Testing at room temperature
mm
R
Rp 0.2
A%
A%
over
to
N/mm2 min
N/mm2 min
min L
min T
250/160 750
500
14
10
250/160 500/330 700
460
15
11
500/330 750/500 600
390
16
12
L = longitudinal T = tangential Q = radial
d = diameter t = thickness

HB
min
225
213
178

Hardness after tempering Lucefin esperience

Tempering to 530 C
< 200
> 200 < 400
> 400
320
300
290

size mm
HB

A%
min Q
----

Kv +20 C
J min L
30
27
22

Kv +20 C
J min T
16
14
12

Tempering to 620 C
< 200
> 200 < 400
260
250

> 400
230

EN 10083-3: 2006 Jominy test HRC grain size 5 min.

distance in mm from quenched end
min
max

1.5

11

13

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

53
61

53
61

52
61

51
60

49
60

43
59

40
59

37
58

34
56

32
53

31
51

30
48

30
47

29
46

29
45

Temperature
Testing at C
-100
0
20
100
200
300
400
500
600
Density +20 C
Kg/dm3
7.85
EUROPE EN
42CrMo4

Mod. of elasticity
E long.
N/mm2
217000
213000
212000
207000
199000
192000
184000
175000
164000

Thermal
expansion
[(m/mK) 10-6 C-1 ]
10.5
11.4
11.5
12.1
12.7
13.2
13.6
14.0
14.4

Specific heat
capacity
J/(KgK)
423
456
461
479
499
517
536
558
587

Specific electric
resistivity
Ohmmm2/m
--0.231
0.284
0.358
0.448
0.552
0.671
0.806

----

H
normal

Thermal
conductivity
W/(mK)
--45.1
45.1
44.1
41.9
39.4
36.9
34.4

DIN SEW 310 (08/1992) Physical properties

ITALY UNI
42CrMo4

CHINA
ML42CrMo

GERMANY DIN
42CrMo4

FRANCE AFNOR
42CD4

U.K. B.S.
708M40

RUSSIA
38ChM

USA AISI/SAE
4140