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Otai 4340 steel material

By Otai Special Steel

4340. Material for heavy-machinery shafts, transmission parts, gears and crankshaft fasteners. Carbon composition: 0.370–0.430 %; Chromium composition: 0.700–0.900 %.

Specifications

Product specifications with units, conditions and source references
AttributeValueConditionsSource
Carbon composition0.370–0.430 %Supplier published chemical-composition percentage; exact 4340 table, percentage basis not separately stated; not a batch assay or mill certificateOtai 4340 original grade composition and application page
Chromium composition0.700–0.900 %Supplier published chemical-composition percentage; exact 4340 table, percentage basis not separately stated; not a batch assay or mill certificateOtai 4340 original grade composition and application page
Nickel composition1.65–2.00 %Supplier published chemical-composition percentage; exact 4340 table, percentage basis not separately stated; not a batch assay or mill certificateOtai 4340 original grade composition and application page
Molybdenum composition0.200–0.300 %Supplier published chemical-composition percentage; exact 4340 table, percentage basis not separately stated; not a batch assay or mill certificateOtai 4340 original grade composition and application page

Sources and updates

Scope of this page: One named steel grade offering; AISI/DIN/JIS aliases, round/flat/plate stock, dimensions, surface finish and heat-treatment options are not extra products. Chemical composition is a supplier reference, not independently assayed or a guarantee of conformance to an unreviewed standard edition. No generic heat-treatment recipe, unconditioned hardness, service-temperature limit or safety approval adopted. The supplier is identified without claiming original trademark ownership or an endorsed distribution relationship.

  1. Otai 4340 original grade composition and application page

    Original publication · Otai

    Source accessed: 27 October 2026

Content updated 27 October 2026. Source dates describe the documents or the recorded access to them.

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