Material number G41400: 4140
G41400 is the Unified Numbering System designation for 4140, chromium-molybdenum low-alloy steel (chromoly) specified in ASTM A29.
Reading G41400 digit by digit
A UNS designation (ASTM E527 / SAE J1086) is a letter followed by five digits. The letter G marks the alloy family — here AISI and SAE carbon and alloy steels — and the five digits 41400 place the composition inside it, usually by carrying an older AISI or SAE number forward.
What a UNS number does not carry is the product form or the property level. G41400 therefore appears in several ASTM specifications — plate, bar, pipe, forging — each with its own mechanical requirements, and the number alone is not a complete purchase specification.
G41400 identity card
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| UNS number (ASTM E527) | G41400 |
| Symbolic grade name | 4140 |
| Steel group | G — AISI and SAE carbon and alloy steels |
| Sequential number in group | 41400 |
| Specified in | ASTM A29 |
| Steel family | Quenched & tempered steel |
| Yield, first condition in the table | ≈ 415 MPa (Annealed (815 °C, furnace cool) — typical) |
| Tensile, same condition | ≈ 655 MPa |
| Cross-references held | 9 grades in 6 systems |
4140 steel (AISI/SAE 4140, UNS G41400): 0.40 % C, 1 % Cr, 0.2 % Mo chromoly. Annealed 415 MPa yield / 655 MPa tensile; Q&T to 28–32 HRC (pre-hard) or 50+ HRC. Composition, heat treatment, hardness by temper, 4140 vs 4130/1045/4340, 42CrMo4/SCM440 equivalents.
Full data sheet for 4140 → · Equivalent grades → · ASTM A29 →
UNS G — the neighbouring numbers
| UNS number | Grade | Type |
|---|---|---|
| G10100 | SAE 1010 | Low-carbon steel for cold forming, welding and case hardening |
| G10180 | 1018 | Low-carbon steel, cold-finished bar (case-hardenable) |
| G10450 | 1045 | Medium-carbon steel, hardenable |
| G10950 | 1095 | High-carbon steel (spring / knife / blade steel) |
| G41300 | 4130 | Chromium-molybdenum low-alloy steel, weldable (chromoly) |
| G43400 | 4340 | Nickel-chromium-molybdenum low-alloy steel, deep hardening |
| G52986 | 52100 | High-carbon chromium bearing steel |
| G86200 | 8620 | Nickel-chromium-molybdenum case-hardening steel |
Same UNS letter, so the same alloy family. The digits generally carry an older AISI or SAE number.