[TheForge] 4140 vs 4340

Wed Mar 27 01:20:04 2002

When used as a hammer die, 4340 fails rapidly when over stressed.  4140
gives a little warning and is the preferred material of the 2.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: "TheForge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 3:48 PM
Subject: [TheForge] 4140 vs 4340

> In a recent thread 4340 was mentioned as good die material.  Does anyone
> have an opinion about 4140 for this same application?  Why?  I can get
this
> easier than I can get 4340.
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
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