End-Quench Hardenability Bands — 5046 H to 5135 H
Tabulations of Band Limits
“J” Distance Sixteenths of an Inch	GRADE
	5046 H		50B46 H		50B50 H		50B60 H		5120 H		5130 H		5132 H		5135 H
	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min
1	63	56	63	56	65	59	—	60	48	40	56	49	57	50	58	51
2	62	55	62	54	65	59	—	60	46	34	55	46	56	47	57	49
3	60	45	61	52	64	58	—	60	41	28	53	42	54	43	56	47
4	56	32	60	50	64	57	—	60	36	23	51	39	52	40	55	43
5	52	28	59	41	63	56	—	60	33	20	49	35	50	35	54	38
6	46	27	58	32	63	55	—	59	30	—	47	32	48	32	52	35
7	39	26	57	31	62	52	—	57	28	—	45	30	45	29	50	32
8	35	25	56	30	62	47	65	53	27	—	42	28	42	27	47	30
9	34	24	54	29	61	42	65	47	25	—	40	26	40	25	45	28
10	33	24	51	28	60	37	64	42	24	—	38	25	38	24	43	27
11	33	23	47	27	60	35	64	39	23	—	37	23	37	23	41	25
12	32	23	43	26	59	33	64	37	22	—	36	22	36	22	40	24
13	32	22	40	26	58	32	63	36	21	—	35	21	35	21	39	23
14	31	22	38	25	57	31	63	35	21	—	34	20	34	20	38	22
15	31	21	37	25	56	30	63	34	20	—	34	—	34	—	37	21
16	30	21	36	24	54	29	62	34	—	—	33	—	33	—	37	21
18	29	20	35	23	50	28	60	33	—	—	32	—	32	—	36	20
20	28	—	34	22	47	27	58	31	—	—	31	—	31	—	35	—
22	27	—	33	21	44	26	55	30	—	—	30	—	30	—	34	—
24	26	—	32	20	41	25	53	29	—	—	29	—	29	—	33	—
26	25	—	31	—	39	24	51	28	—	—	27	—	28	—	32	—
28	24	—	30	—	38	22	49	27	—	—	26	—	27	—	32	—
30	23	—	29	—	37	21	47	26	—	—	25	—	26	—	31	—
32	23	—	28	—	36	—	44	25	—	—	24	—	25	—	30	—

NOTE:

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

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