Steel
Manufacturing reference articles in Steel.
- A2 tool steel
Air-hardening cold-work tool steel: grade identity, producer conditions, hardness and dimensional tradeoffs, and fabrication qualification.
- ASTM A36 structural steel
Carbon structural shapes, plate and bars: specification scope, bounded plate properties, fabrication and certification.
- ASTM A500 Grade C tubing
Cold-formed structural tubing: edition-specific strength, nominal versus design wall thickness, procurement and fabrication boundaries.
- ASTM A514 plate
Quenched-and-tempered structural alloy plate: grade and thickness requirements, producer-specific fabrication guidance and inspection boundaries.
- ASTM A572 Grade 50 steel
High-strength low-alloy structural steel: Grade 50 plate examples, thickness and certification boundaries, fabrication and selection.
- D2 tool steel
Air-hardening cold-work tool steel: abrasive-wear selection, condition-specific properties, heat treatment and finishing controls.
- EN DC01 sheet steel
Cold-rolled forming sheet: thickness-dependent mechanical limits, surface and ageing requirements, and procurement boundaries.
- EN DX51D coated steel
Cold-forming coated flat steel: DX51D base grade, metallic-coating designation, mass/test basis, surface condition and standard-edition control.
- EN S235JR steel
Non-alloy structural steel: thickness-dependent strength, JR impact designation, product declarations and delivery boundaries.
- EN S275JR steel
Non-alloy structural steel: thickness-dependent strength, JR impact-test scope, delivery conditions and procurement boundaries.
- EN S355JR steel
Non-alloy structural steel: product-specific strength, JR impact qualifications, delivery condition and fabrication boundaries.
- H13 tool steel
Chromium-molybdenum-vanadium hot-work steel: product quality, heat-treatment evidence, tooling selection and repair limits.
- M2 high-speed steel
Molybdenum-tungsten high-speed tool steel: product identity, supplied condition, heat-treatment evidence and cutting-tool qualification.
- O1 tool steel
Oil-hardening cold-work tool steel: product identity, condition-dependent properties, heat treatment and dimensional control.
- P20 mold steel
Prehardened mold-steel selection: P20 versus producer modifications, supplied hardness, section effects and finishing requirements.
- S7 tool steel
Shock-resisting tool steel: product identification, heat-treatment response, dimensional allowances and tooling selection limits.
- SAE 1008 steel
Low-carbon steel chemistry designation: product-form differences, supplier chemistry windows, strip tempers and qualification.
- SAE 1010 steel
Low-carbon steel chemistry designation: supplier analysis limits, product route, strip tempers and qualification requirements.
- SAE 1018 steel
Low-carbon steel chemistry versus product condition: hot-rolled and cold-finished bar, estimated properties, carburizing and procurement limits.
- SAE 1020 steel
Low-carbon steel identification, product-specific chemistry, hot-rolled versus cold-finished properties, and fabrication and purchasing limits.
- SAE 1045 steel
Medium-carbon engineering steel: chemistry identity, condition-specific bar properties, hardenability and surface-treatment limits.
- SAE 1144 steel
Resulfurized medium-carbon bar steel: chemistry, cold drawing and stress relief, A311 requirements and named-product boundaries.
- SAE 1215 steel
Free-machining carbon steel: chemistry, bar condition, size-dependent properties and the limits of machining-led material selection.
- SAE 12L14 steel
Leaded free-machining carbon steel: chemistry, cold-finished bar properties, joining limitations and process handling.
- SAE 4130 steel
Chromium-molybdenum alloy steel: chemistry, product and supply-condition distinctions, bounded sheet data and fabrication qualification.
- SAE 4140 steel
Chromium-molybdenum alloy steel: chemistry versus condition, section-dependent properties, hardenability requirements and fabrication limits.
- SAE 4340 steel
Nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy steel: chemistry, product quality, section-dependent heat treatment and the limits of strength and hardenability data.
- SAE 8620 steel
Nickel-chromium-molybdenum case-hardening steel: chemistry, supplied condition, case/core requirements and procurement limits.