2H vs Gr.7 differences from CCT curves

[ElCidCampeador]

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2H material (1045) does not always effectively through harden during quenching. This results in uneven or un-attainable material characteristics. As your diameters get large (What diameter are you using?) grade 7 (4140, typically) becomes the go to. You can look in to the CCT (continuous cooling transformation) curves in 1045 vs 4140 for a bit more detail.

Question for all: how can I understand the difference between the materials from their CCT curves?

I've found these 2 diagrams:

http://www.steeldata.info/std/demo/data/5002.html

http://www.steeldata.info/std/demo/data/5063.html

Where do I see "uneven or un-attainable material characteristics"?

Thank you

 

[kingnero]

Large diameters have large differences in cooling speed (= different end structures).
This often results in a hard outer shell, but less hardening in the center.
The links don't work for me though.

 

[Dhurjati Sen]

Apart from CCT curves, you can look through the MTCs to get an idea of the inclusion content of the steel, i.e. %S & %P.

Then, go thru the mill certificates to find out about the steel-making process and subsequent secondary steel-making.

DHURJATI SEN
Kolkata, India

 

[EdStainless]

Look at the time required for cooling to maintain 100% martensite.
For 1045 this is about 3 sec, for 4140 this about 11sec. If you had one for 4340 you would find it out near 1 min.
This directly translates to how thick the material can be and still through harden.
Maybe Jominy end quench data would show you better. There is even a way to convert this into hardenability for various size bar.

http://www.timkensteel.com/Practical-Data-For-Metallurgists-TimkenSteel_20170126.pdf

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It should not be necessary for a non-metallurgist to have to dive that deeply into the nuts and bolts (sorry) of hardenability concepts. Knowledge of the product characteristics should suffice.

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