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T1 Tool Steel - Tungsten High Speed Steel

Tungsten is a good carbide former used in high speed steels and hot forming tool steels. It is a steel gray metal that increases temperature and red hardness, prevents gain growth and improves toughness of steels.

13 Sep 2012

Leaded Brass UNS C34500

Brass comprises a wide range of copper-zinc alloys consisting of a variety of properties including machinability, color, wear-resistance, strength, ductility, hardness, antimicrobial, corrosion-resistance, and electrical and thermal conductivity.

13 Sep 2012

Copper Alloy UNS C18900

Pure copper has good electrical and thermal conductivity. More than 400 varieties of copper alloys are available. UNS C18900 copper alloys are high copper alloys and are available in the form of wire and rod. They have good corrosion resistance and forgeability.

13 Sep 2012

H42 Tool Steel - Molybdenum Hot-Work Tool Steel

Hot work tool steels are known as Group H steels. These are divided into three sub-groups such as molybdenum hot-work steels, tungsten hot-work steels, and chromium hot-work steels.

13 Sep 2012

AISI A387 Grade 12-PVQ Alloy Steel (UNS K11757)

Alloy steels contain elements such as chromium, cobalt, nickel. They comprise a wide range of steels with compositions that exceed the limitations of Si, Va, Cr, Ni, Mo, Mn, B and C allocated for carbon steels.

13 Sep 2012

AISI 1151 Carbon Steel (UNS G11510)

Steels comprising carbon as the main alloying element are known as carbon steels. About 0.4% of silicon and 1.2% of manganese are present in these steels. They also contain nickel, copper, aluminium, molybdenum, and chromium in traces.

13 Sep 2012

A10 Tool Steel - Air-Hardening, Medium-Alloy, Cold-Work Steels

Air-hardening, medium alloy, cold work steels or group A steels include the A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A8, A9, and A10 steels.

13 Sep 2012

H14 Tool Steel - Chromium Hot-Work Steels

Chromium hot-work tool steels are designated as group H steels according to the AISI classification system. This series of steels start from H1 to H19. The most commonly used chromium hot-work steels are H11, H12, and H13, which can be air hardened in 150 mm thick sections.

13 Sep 2012

AISI 8640 Alloy Steel (UNS G86400)

Alloy steels contain various types of steels whose compositions are more than the limitations of C, Mo, Cr, Va, Mn, Ni, Si, and B assigned for carbon steels. These steels are more responsive to mechanical and heat treatments than carbon steels.

13 Sep 2012

AISI 1030 Carbon Steel (UNS G10300)

Carbon steels are those that have carbon as the main alloying element. They also contain up to 0.4% silicon and 1.2% manganese. In addition, the residual elements such as copper, molybdenum, aluminium, chromium and nickel are present in these steels.

13 Sep 2012