42crmo4 steel: chemical composition, equivalent material

42CrMo4 steel is a low alloy steel containing chromium, molybdenum, and manganese. It is widely used across numerous industries and is an excellent material choice due to its toughness, high fatigue strength, and abrasion and impact resistance. Not many grades can match the versatility and usefulness.

Chemical composition of 42CrMo4, %

С	Si	Mn	P	S	Cr	Mo	Cu
0.38-0.45	0,10-0.40	0.60-0.90	≤0.025	≤0.035	0.90-1.20	0.15-0.30	≤0.40

42CrMo4 equivalent material

US	4140
EU	42CrMo4
Japan	SCM440H
Sweden	2244
Russia	38ХМ, 40ХФА

42CrMo4 Application

Steel grade 42CrMo4 is popular in the machine building industry and is used to make high-strength parts of compressors, turbines, working elements of heavy ground and underground equipment, and parts of agricultural machines.