KA40

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KA40 · Kobe Steel manufacturer specification (section 6-19)

Chemical composition source verified; this does not verify every standard clause, actual supply or measured heat results

Material category: Tool steels
Subcategory: Tool steels
Material form: Bars
Original record status: Manufacturer source verified
Document edition: Publication edition not stated in the document
Document title: Wire rod and bar specification tables
Table / clause: 6-19
PDF page references: 35
Unit: Mass fraction (wt%)
Manufacturer: Kobe Steel

Carbon-equivalent reference

Estimate from manufacturer-published ranges, not a standard guarantee or measured heat result; formula applicability requires review against the application and process.

IIW / CEV：0.5940–0.7500Known-element contribution; incomplete value; missing Mo, Ni, Cu CEV = C + Mn/6 + (Cr + Mo + V)/5 + (Ni + Cu)/15; an engineering estimate of welding cold-cracking susceptibility for carbon and low-alloy steels.

Pcm（Ito–Bessyo）：0.4487–0.5367Known-element contribution; incomplete value; missing Cu, Ni, Mo, B Pcm = C + Si/30 + (Mn + Cu + Cr)/20 + Ni/60 + Mo/15 + V/10 + 5B; mainly used for low-carbon low-alloy steels, particularly modern low-carbon pipeline steels; more relevant when C is approximately no higher than 0.11%.

CET：0.4650–0.5550Known-element contribution; incomplete value; missing Mo, Cu, Ni CET = C + (Mn + Mo)/10 + (Cr + Cu)/20 + Ni/40; used in welding preheat assessment for ferritic steels, subject to the applicability conditions of EN 1011-2.

Composition

Element	Composition requirement
C	0.38 ～ 0.43
Si	0.2 ～ 0.35
Mn	0.6 ～ 0.9
P	≤ 0.03 (lower limit not stated)
S	≤ 0.03 (lower limit not stated)
Cr	0.5 ～ 0.7
V	0.07 ～ 0.15

Applicability and limitations

Original composition for tool steel in the Kobe Steel catalogue, section 6-19 (PDF page 35), mass fractions wt%; This is not the original JIS/SAE standard. Actual supply and process applicability require separate confirmation.

Composition conditions

Original-table mass percentage, Section 6-19; Dashes and unlisted elements are not entered as zero.
The manufacturer catalogue does not identify the publication edition; Catalogue information does not establish current supply dimensions.

Verification notes

Chemical values checked cell by cell against the manufacturer original table; columns joined during extraction in Section 6-17 were additionally checked manually against the original image.