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Analysis of Chemical Composition and Mechanical Properties of Different Materials for Girth Gears

Published:10:51 27 Jun, 2025

Tenfaye is the professional large gear rings manufacturer in China. When dealing with situations where some customers provide unclear material specifications, some customers provide niche materials that are not European or American standards, or some customers only provide hardness values combined with other technical parameters, our engineer will recommend Chinese national standard materials for girth gears to customer reference and selection before quotation.
 
The following is an analysis of the chemical composition and mechanical properties of common Chinese national standard materials for large gear rings.

1. Chemical Composition
1.1 The chemical composition of each cast steel grade shall comply with the requirements specified in Table 1.
1.2 Unless otherwise specified, residual element content shall not be used as acceptance criteria.
1.3 When required by the purchaser, finished product chemical composition analysis may be performed, and the allowable deviation of finished product chemical composition shall comply with the requirements of GB/T 222.
Table 1
Chemical Composition (Mass Fraction)   
                                                      %
Material
Grade
C Si Mn S P Cr Ni Mo
ZG35CrMo 0 . 33~0 . 37 0 . 30~0 . 50 0 . 50~0 . 80 ≤0 . 025 ≤0 . 025 0 . 80~1 . 20 0 . 20~0 . 30
ZG42CrMo 0 . 38~0 . 45 0 . 30~0 . 60 0 . 60~1 . 00 ≤0 . 025 ≤0 . 025 0 . 80~1 . 20 0 . 20~0 . 30
ZG45CrMo 0 . 43~0 . 47 0 . 30~0 . 60 0 . 70~1 . 00 ≤0 . 025 ≤0 . 025 0 . 90~1 . 20 0 . 25~0 . 35
ZG35CrNiMo 0 . 32~0 . 37 0 . 30~0 . 50 0 . 70~1 . 00 ≤0 . 025 ≤0 . 025 0 . 60~0 . 90 0 . 60~0 . 90 0 . 40~0 . 50
ZG40CrNiMo 0 . 37~0 . 43 0 . 30~0 . 50 0 . 70~1 . 00 ≤0 . 025 ≤0 . 025 0 . 60~0 . 90 0 . 60~0 . 90 0 . 40~0 . 50
ZG34Cr2Ni2Mo 0 . 32~0 . 37 0 . 30~0 . 60 0 . 60~1 . 00 ≤0 . 025 ≤0 . 025 1 . 40~1 . 70 1 . 40~1 . 70 0 . 15~0 . 35
ZG40CrNi2Mo 0 . 37~0 . 43 0 . 30~0 . 50 0 . 70~1 . 00 ≤0 . 025 ≤0 . 025 1 . 00~1 . 40 1 . 40~1 . 70 0 . 30~0 . 40
Notes:
·  Residual element content: Ni≤0.30%, Cu≤0.25%, V≤0.05%, total residual element content ≤1%. If not required by the purchaser, residual elements shall not be used as acceptance criteria.
·  Trace amounts of V, Ti, Nb, B, and Re elements may be added.

2. Mechanical Properties
The mechanical properties of each cast steel grade shall comply with the requirements specified in Table 2.
Table 2 Mechanical Properties
Material Grade Heat Treatment ReH/
MPa
Rm /
MPa
A/
%
Z/
%
KV2/
J
Body Hardness/
HBW
ZG35CrMo Normalizing+ Tempering ≥390 ≥590 ≥14 ≥20 170~210
  Quenching + Tempering ≥490 ≥680 ≥13 ≥25 ≥25 190~230
ZG42CrMo Normalizing+ Tempering ≥450 ≥595 ≥12 ≥20 200~240
  Quenching + Tempering ≥510 ≥690 ≥11 ≥20 220~260
ZG45CrMo Normalizing+ Tempering ≥490 ≥650 ≥10 ≥20 220~260
  Quenching + Tempering ≥560 ≥750 ≥10 ≥18 240~280
ZG35CrNiMo Normalizing+ Tempering ≥530 ≥720 ≥12 ≥25 210~250
  Quenching + Tempering ≥610 ≥805 ≥12 ≥25 ≥25 240~280
ZG40CrNiMo Normalizing+ Tempering ≥610 ≥805 ≥10 ≥22 240~280
  Quenching + Tempering ≥660 ≥855 ≥10 ≥22 ≥20 270~310
ZG34Cr2Ni2Mo Normalizing+ Tempering ≥550 ≥730 ≥12 230~270
  Quenching + Tempering ≥650 ≥850 ≥12 ≥30 250~290
ZG40CrNi2Mo Normalizing+ Tempering ≥620 ≥815 ≥10 260~300
  Quenching + Tempering ≥700 ≥950 ≥12 ≥20 280~320

Note:

The average value of test results from three impact test specimens shall comply with the requirements of Table 2. Only one specimen is allowed to have test results lower than the specified value, but it shall not be lower than 70% of the specified value.


 
 
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