EN 10277-5 Grade 42CrMo4 – Premium Cold‑Drawn Steel for Heavy‑Duty Applications
Steel 42 CrMo 4 is suitable for high loaded parts (also heavy forged parts) of high wear resistance and very favorable core qualities (e.g. crankshafts, pinions, balancer shafts) in vehicle manufacturing, engine and machine engineering. The steel has a high specific static and dynamic load resistance. Lowest application temp. -40 °C.
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 20.0 °C | 7.83 g/cm³ |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus | -100.0 °C | 217 GPa |
20.0 °C | 212 GPa | |
100.0 °C | 207 GPa | |
200.0 °C | 199 GPa | |
300.0 °C | 192 GPa | |
400.0 °C | 184 GPa | |
500.0 °C | 175 GPa | |
600.0 °C | 164 GPa | |
Poisson's ratio | 20.0 °C | 0.28 [-] |
Tensile strength | 20.0 °C | 940 - 980 MPa |
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | -100.0 °C | 1.05E-5 1/K | |
20.0 °C | 1.15E-5 1/K | ||
100.0 °C | 1.21E-5 1/K | ||
200.0 °C | 1.27E-5 1/K | ||
300.0 °C | 1.32E-5 1/K | ||
400.0 °C | 1.36E-5 1/K | ||
500.0 °C | 1.4E-5 1/K | ||
600.0 °C | 1.44E-5 1/K | ||
Max service temperature, long | -40 - 0 °C | ||
Melting point | 1382 - 1529 °C | Typical for Chromium Molybdenum Steel | |
Specific heat capacity | -100.0 °C | 423 J/(kg·K) | |
20.0 °C | 461 J/(kg·K) | ||
100.0 °C | 479 J/(kg·K) | ||
200.0 °C | 499 J/(kg·K) | ||
300.0 °C | 517 J/(kg·K) | ||
400.0 °C | 536 J/(kg·K) | ||
500.0 °C | 558 J/(kg·K) | ||
600.0 °C | 587 J/(kg·K) | ||
Thermal conductivity | 20.0 °C | 45.1 W/(m·K) | |
100.0 °C | 45.1 W/(m·K) | ||
200.0 °C | 44.1 W/(m·K) | ||
300.0 °C | 41.9 W/(m·K) | ||
400.0 °C | 39.4 W/(m·K) | ||
500.0 °C | 36.9 W/(m·K) | ||
600.0 °C | 34.4 W/(m·K) | ||
Thermal diffusivity | 20.0 °C | 12.5 mm²/s | |
100.0 °C | 11.6 mm²/s | ||
200.0 °C | 10.6 mm²/s | ||
300.0 °C | 9.5 mm²/s | ||
400.0 °C | 8.4 mm²/s | ||
500.0 °C | 7.1 mm²/s | ||
600.0 °C | 5.8 mm²/s | ||
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical resistivity | 20.0 °C | 2.31E-7 Ω·m |
100.0 °C | 2.84E-7 Ω·m | |
200.0 °C | 3.58E-7 Ω·m | |
300.0 °C | 4.48E-7 Ω·m | |
400.0 °C | 5.52E-7 Ω·m | |
500.0 °C | 6.71E-7 Ω·m | |
600.0 °C | 8.06E-7 Ω·m | |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Carbon | 0.38 - 0.45 % |
Chromium | 0.9 - 1.2 % |
Manganese | 0.6 - 0.9 % |
Molybdenum | 0.15 - 0.3 % |
Phosphorus | 0.04 % |
Silicon | 0.4 % |
Sulfur | 0.03 % |
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