Characteristics of 40-brand steel

40 steel - structural high-quality carbon steel, designed for construction and engineering. It conforms to the GOST 1050-88 and DSTU 7809 standard.

Classification: High-grade structural carbon steel.

Product: Steel plates in sheets and coils, rolled products, including shaped.

 

Chemical composition of 40 steel, according to DSTU 7809, %

С

Si

Mn

Ni

P

S

Cr

Cu

0.37-0.45

0.17-0.37
0.50-0.80

≤0.30

≤0.035
≤0.040

 ≤0.25

≤0.30

 

Mechanical properties of 40 steel after normalization

Creep limit, not less

 Short-term tensile strength ReH, not less

Minimum elongation ratio, %, not less

Contraction ratio, %, not less

 335

570

19

45

 

Analogues to 40 steel

US  

1040, 1042, G10400, G10420

Japan

S40C, S43C, SWRCH38K, SWRCH40K

EU

1.1186, C35, C40, C40E

China

40, ML40

Sweden

1555, 1650

Poland

40, 40A, 40rs, D40, P40

Romania

OLC40, OLC40X

Czech Republic

12041

Australia

1040, M1040

South Korea

SM40C

 

Application

40 steel is widely used in piston rods, gear wheels, crankshafts, ring gears, flywheels, axles and bolts. It also features in medium-sized components like long axles, feed rods, cogs, etc, that are used in components for pipe fittings following preliminary quenching, which is conducted during the assembly of agricultural vehicles. 40 steel is used in fastenings for pipelines/boilers for thermal and nuclear power plants, and block/connecting components for turbines.

 

Welding

40 steel has limited welding capacity (to achieve a high-quality weld, the steel must be pre-heated before and annealed after the welding). The welding methods for this steel are manual-arc, automatic-arc and electroslag welding. Limitless contact welding can be applied. 

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