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W-1 Tool Steel Information |
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| W-1
steel is an electric furnace, water hardening carbon tool steel, which
provides a hard, wear-resistance case, backed up with a strong, tough
core. These steels are
particularly adapted to general-purpose shop tools requiring toughness
and resistance to shock and impact.
They are also useful for cutting tools for wood and non-ferrous
metals. This grade responds
to simple heat treatments and has a high resistance to decarburization.
W-1 is a water-hardening 1% carbon alloy. This grade is used where a simple heat treatment is more important than either wear resistance or high dimensional stability during heat-treating. W-1 has many general metalworking applications, but doesnt provide tool life equal to O-1. Drill Rod in diameters smaller than ½ " usually will harden throughout, but larger cross sections will exhibit a hardened case and a tough core.
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| Flats | Available upon request | ||||||
| Rounds |
·Upto
0.124 +/- .0003
- just under 1/8 ·0.125
upto 0.499 +/- .0005
- just under 1/2 · ½ upto 3 +/- .001 |
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| Heat
Treating.:
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Preheat
range: 1200-1250 F Hardening range: 1450-1550F |
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| Annealing:
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Heat
to 1400-1450 F, hold for 1 hours. Furnace
cool at a rate of 50 F per hour to below 1200 F. Air
cool Brinell 156 / 201 |
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| * Double Tempering is Recommend. |
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| W-1 Material In Stock | Color Code: Light Blue | ||||||
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| W-1 Typical Analysis |
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