End-Quench Hardenability Bands — 4145 H to 4620 H
Tabulations of Band Limits
“J” Distance
Sixteenths
of an Inch
GRADE
4145 H 4147 H 4150 H 4161 H 4320 H 4340 H E 4340 H 4620 H
Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
1 63 56 64 57 65 59 65 60 48 41 60 53 60 53 48 41
2 63 55 64 57 65 59 65 60 47 38 60 53 60 53 45 35
3 62 55 64 56 65 59 65 60 45 35 60 53 60 53 42 27
4 62 54 64 56 65 58 65 60 43 32 60 53 60 53 39 24
5 62 53 63 55 65 58 65 60 41 29 60 53 60 53 34 21
6 61 53 63 55 65 57 65 60 38 27 60 53 60 53 31
7 61 52 63 55 65 57 65 60 36 25 60 53 60 53 29
8 61 52 63 54 64 56 65 60 34 23 60 52 60 53 27
9 60 51 63 54 64 56 65 59 33 22 60 52 60 53 26
10 60 50 62 53 64 55 65 59 31 21 60 52 60 53 25
11 60 49 62 52 64 54 65 59 30 20 59 51 60 53 24
12 59 48 62 51 63 53 64 59 29 20 59 51 60 52 23
13 59 46 61 49 63 51 64 58 28 59 50 60 52 22
14 59 45 61 48 62 50 64 58 27 58 49 59 52 22
15 58 43 60 46 62 48 64 57 27 58 49 59 52 22
16 58 42 60 45 62 47 64 56 26 58 48 59 51 21
18 57 40 59 42 61 45 64 55 25 58 47 58 51 21
20 57 38 59 40 60 43 63 53 25 57 46 58 50 20
22 56 37 58 39 59 41 63 50 24 57 45 58 49
24 55 36 57 38 59 40 63 48 24 57 44 57 48
26 55 35 57 37 58 39 63 45 24 57 43 57 47
28 55 35 57 37 58 38 63 43 24 56 42 57 46
30 55 34 56 37 58 38 63 42 24 56 41 57 45
32 54 34 56 36 58 38 63 41 24 56 40 57 44

NOTE:These values were adjusted to the nearest Rockwell “C” point, and are used when points are selected and specified.


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