41xx steel

41xx steel is a family of SAE steel grades, as specied by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
Alloying elements include chromium and molybdenum,
and as a result these materials are often informally referred to as chromoly steel (common variant stylings include chrome-moly, cro-moly, CrMo, CRMO, CR-MOLY,
and similar). They have an excellent strength to weight
ratio and are considerably stronger and harder than standard 1020 steel, but are not easily welded (need pre and
post weld thermal treatment to avoid cold cracking).
While these grades of steel do contain chromium, it is
not in great enough quantities to provide the corrosion
resistance found in stainless steel.
Examples of applications for 4130, 4140 and 4145 include structural tubing, bicycle frames, tubes for transportation of pressurized gases, rearm parts, clutch and
ywheel components, and roll cages. 4150 stands out as
being one of the steels accepted for use in M16 rie and
M4 carbine barrels by the United States military. These
steels are also used in aircraft parts and therefore 41xx
grade structural tubing is sometimes referred to as aircraft tubing.

Properties

Other characteristics

One of the characteristics of this class of steel is the ability to be case hardened by carburization of the surface.
The core of the material retains its bulk properties, while
the outer surface is signicantly hardened to reduce wear
and tear. This makes this grade of steel an excellent material for such uses as gears, piston pins, crankshafts, and
bike frames.[1]

References

[1] Central Steel & Wire Company Catalog (2006-2008 ed.),

p. 246. Note: For bar products; plate, sheet and tubing
may be slightly dierent.
[2] Central Steel & Wire Company Catalog (2006-2008 ed.),
p. 260.

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