The weight of one crankshaft finished product of steel 42CrMoA (0.34~0.49C
0.9~1.2Cr
0.15~ 0.25Mo) for diesel engine is about 1 t
for which the weight of forging blank is 6.2 t
while the weight of electroslag remelting(ESR)casting - welding blank in only 1.5 t.The chemical composition of steel 42CrMoA ESR casting blank is uniform
of which the cleanliness is high than that of forging blank. The results in service at 8240 diesel engine showed that as compared with forging crankshafts
there was no wear abrasion scaling observed to better resolve the problem about wear abrasion scaling off.