I have not seen 40CrMo4V standardized anywhere. Usually the V precedes the number (like my example above, or 51CrV4 in EN 10083-1). I have heard of people placing a V on the end of materials ordered to DIN standards, and the V stood for vergutet, which means aged/tempered in German.
Regards,
Cory
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