SKH40
SKH40 is a material in the category High-speed steels. Its recorded composition includes C 1.23–1.33%, Cr 3.8–4.5%, Co 8–8.8%, Mo 4.7–5.3% and W 5.7–6.7%. We list one designation recorded for this grade, in the standard KS. Recorded mechanical properties include HB 302.
- Category High-speed steels · 59 grades
- Designations 2
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The most-used names for this grade.- KSSKH40This grade’s own name
About High-speed steels
High-speed steels are alloyed tool steels designed to retain hardness and cutting ability when tools heat up during high-speed machining. Their hot hardness and wear resistance make them suitable for cutting tools such as drills, milling cutters, taps and broaches.
This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering.
Also known as
2 designations · 2 standards · nothing hidden- SKH40This grade’s own name
- SKH40This grade’s own name
Every designation on file is listed — no truncation, no “+ n more”. Each one is itself a route that leads back here.
Chemical composition
11 elements on file · weight %What this alloy is
Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade.
| Element | % by weight |
|---|---|
1.23–1.33 | |
≤ 0.45 | |
≤ 0.4 | |
≤ 0.03 | |
≤ 0.03 | |
3.8–4.5 | |
4.7–5.3 | |
2.7–3.2 | |
5.7–6.7 | |
8–8.8 | |
≤ 0.25 |
The scale is logarithmic, not the element’s raw share of the alloy — the only honest way to fit 0.01 % and 100 % in one picture, and it means every value here can be compared with every other.
| Element | As publishedsource text, verbatim | Min% by weight | Max% by weight | Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1.23 - 1.33 | 1.230 | 1.330 | Range |
| Si | max 0.45 | — | 0.450 | Max |
| P | max 0.03 | — | 0.030 | Max |
| S | max 0.03 | — | 0.030 | Max |
| V | 2.7 - 3.2 | 2.700 | 3.200 | Range |
| Cr | 3.8 - 4.5 | 3.800 | 4.500 | Range |
| Mn | max 0.4 | — | 0.400 | Max |
| Co | 8 - 8.8 | 8.000 | 8.800 | Range |
| Cu | max 0.25 | — | 0.250 | Max |
| Mo | 4.7 - 5.3 | 4.700 | 5.300 | Range |
| W | 5.7 - 6.7 | 5.700 | 6.700 | Range |
The published column is the source string byte-for-byte, decimal comma and all; Min and Max are the parsed bounds. Elements not listed have no value on file — they are omitted, never inferred.
Predicted transformation temperatures
Not enough recorded composition to predict a transformation temperature for this grade — missing: Ni.
Physical & mechanical properties
An absent property means we hold no value for it — it is left out rather than estimated, interpolated from a neighbouring grade, or filled from a handbook. It does not mean the property is undefined for the material.
Properties by condition
1 conditions · 1 valuessteeljis| Delivery state | HB |
|---|---|
| Annealed | 302 |
Every figure holds only for the condition on its own row. Values are never merged across conditions or across sources, never averaged, and never interpolated between two rows. An em dash means no value on file — never zero. Figures are converted to the unit in the column header; the source’s own wording is kept and shown where the two differ.
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