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708M40 Alloy Steel
Nifty Alloys LLC are suppliers hot-rolled black bar. 708M40 is a similar grade to 709M40 but with a variation in the molybdenum content. As a high quality alloy steel specification 708M40 is usually supplied heat-treated to ‘T’ condition. This grade offers good ductility and shock resisting properties combined with resistance to wear. With these characteristics, it is a popular high tensile engineering steel with a tensile of 850°-1000N/mm². At low temperatures it has reasonably good impact properties. It is also suitable for a variety of elevated temperature applications.
Applications
Analysis
Forging
Annealing
Hardening
Tampering
Typical Mechanical Properties*
Applications
708M40T is now widely used in areas such as the motor, oil and gas industries. Suitable for components such as shafts, gears, spindles, bolts, studs and a wide variety of applications where a good quality high tensile steel grade is required.
Analysis
Carbon | 0.36-0.44% | Chromium | 0.90-1.20% |
Manganese | 0.70-1.00% | Molybdenum | 0.15-0.25% |
Silicon | 0.10-0.35% | Sulphur | 0.040% max |
Phosphorous | 0.035% max |
Forging
Preheat the steel carefully, then raise temperature to 850-1200°C for forging. Do not forge below 850°C. After forging this alloy steel, cool slowly in still air.
Annealing
Heat the steel slowly to 680-700°C. Cool in air.
Hardening
This grade is commonly supplied ready heat treated. If further heat treatment is required annealed 708M40 should be heated slowly to 860-890°C and after adequate soaking at this temperature quench in oil. Temper as soon as tools reach room temperature.
Tampering
Heat the component carefully to a suitable temperature selected by reference to a tempering chart or table, soak at the temperature for two hours per 25mm of ruling section, then allow to cool in air. Tempering between 250-375°C is not advised as tempering within this range will seriously reduce the impact value.
Typical Mechanical Properties*
Condition | Tensile N/mm² | Yield N/mm² | Elongation % | Izod KCV J | Hardness Brinell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S | 775-925 | 585 | 14 | 16 | 223-277 |
T | 850-1000 | 650 | 13 | 35 | 248-302 |
U | 925-1075 | 755 | 12 | 42 | 269-331 |
(*subject to ruling section)