End-Quench Hardenability Bands — 8637 H to 8660 H
Tabulations of Band Limits
“J” Distance
Sixteenths
of an Inch
GRADE
8637 H 8640 H 8642 H 8645 H 86B45 H 8650 H 8655 H 8660 H
Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
1 59 52 60 53 62 55 63 56 63 56 65 59 60 60
2 58 51 60 53 62 54 63 56 63 56 65 58 59 60
3 58 50 60 52 62 53 63 55 62 55 65 57 59 60
4 57 48 59 51 61 52 63 54 62 54 64 57 58 60
5 56 45 59 49 61 50 62 52 62 54 64 56 57 60
6 55 42 58 46 60 48 61 50 61 53 63 54 56 59
7 54 39 57 42 59 45 61 48 61 52 63 53 55 58
8 53 36 55 39 58 42 60 45 60 52 62 50 54 57
9 51 34 54 36 57 39 59 41 60 51 61 47 52 55
10 49 32 52 34 55 37 58 39 60 51 60 44 65 49 53
11 47 31 50 32 54 34 56 37 59 50 60 41 65 46 50
12 46 30 49 31 52 33 55 35 59 50 59 39 64 43 47
13 44 29 47 30 50 32 54 34 59 49 58 37 64 41 45
14 43 28 45 29 49 31 52 33 59 48 58 36 63 40 44
15 41 27 44 28 48 30 51 32 58 46 57 35 63 39 43
16 40 26 42 28 46 29 49 31 58 45 56 34 62 38 65 42
18 39 25 41 26 44 28 47 30 58 42 55 33 61 37 64 40
20 37 25 39 26 42 28 45 29 58 39 53 32 60 35 64 39
22 36 24 38 25 41 27 43 28 57 37 52 31 59 34 63 38
24 36 24 38 25 40 27 42 28 57 35 50 31 58 34 62 37
26 35 24 37 24 40 26 42 27 57 34 49 30 57 33 62 36
28 35 24 37 24 39 26 41 27 57 32 47 30 56 33 61 36
30 35 23 37 24 39 26 41 27 56 32 46 29 55 32 60 35
32 35 23 37 24 39 26 41 27 56 31 45 29 53 32 60 35

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

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