Estimated Mechanical Properties and Machinability Ratings of Selected Cold Drawn Alloy Steels
AISI SAE No. Treatment Tensile Strength (psi) Yield Strength (psi) Elong. (%) in 2" Reduction of Area (%) Brinell Hardness Relative Machinability Rating (%), Based on SAE 1212 as 100%
1340 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 121,360 81,000 22.0 62.9 248  
  Annealed 102,000 63,300 25.5 57.3 207  
  Cold Drawn           50
4130 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 97,000 63,300 25.5 59.5 197  
  Annealed 81,300 52,300 28.2 55.6 156  
  Cold Drawn           70
4140 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 148,000 95,000 17.7 46.8 302  
  Annealed 95,000 60,500 25.7 56.9 197  
  Cold Drawn           65
4150 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 167,500 106,500 11.7 30.8 321  
  Annealed 105,800 55,000 20.2 40.2 197  
  Cold Drawn           55
4320 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 115,000 67,300 20.8 50.7 235  
  Annealed 84,000 61,600 29.0 58.4 163  
  Cold Drawn           60
4340 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 185,500 125,000 12.2 36.3 363  
  Annealed 108,000 68,500 22.0 49.9 217  
  Cold Drawn           50
4620 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 83,300 53,100 29.0 66.7 174  
  Annealed 74,300 54,000 31.3 60.3 149  
  Cold Drawn           65
5140 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 115,000 68,500 22.7 59.2 229  
  Annealed 83,000 42,500 28.6 57.3 167  
  Cold Drawn           65
5160 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 138,800 77,000 17.5 44.8 269  
  Annealed 104,800 40,000 17.2 30.6 197  
  Cold Drawn           55
8620 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 91,800 51,800 26.3 59.7 183  
  Annealed 77,800 55,900 31.3 62.1 149  
  Cold Drawn           65
8630 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 94,300 62,300 23.5 53.5 187  
  Annealed 81,800 54,000 29.0 58.9 156  
  Cold Drawn           70
8740 As-Rolled            
  Normalized 134,800 88,000 16.0 47.9 269  
  Annealed 100,800 60,300 22.2 46.4 201  
  Cold Drawn           65

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