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Stainless Steel Basics Part 3
There are Austenitic Grades (200 and 300 series), sometimes referred to as type 18-8. The 300 series, particularly types 304…
Endurance Limit & Fatigue
Conversations involving Endurance limit (fatigue strength) are generally concerned with discovering the life-expectancy of a part. “If I use steel…
Stainless Steel Basics #2
So, in our last post we briefly introduced Stainless Steel (SS) in general overview; We introduced the grades most common…
Stainless Steel – The Very Basics
THE 300 SERIES OF STAINLESS STEEL If a steel has more than 10 ¾% Chromium content, it is classified as…
Pre-Keyed Shafting
Did you know you can buy precision finished high-strength shafting that already has a keyway machined in it? You can…
Redi-Rail – Kromite CD60
IT IS A HUGE BENEFIT TO THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE ASSOCIATED STEEL KROMITE CD60 FINISHED RAIL TO BE ABLE TO…
Making Your Own Rails
Part 2 of 3 MAKING RAILS a. if you start with cold rolled or cold drawn material remember that the…
CDA Bars & Rails
Cold Drawn – a Process Not a Material Cold Roll or Cold Drawn bar is often requested from a supplier…
Reharden a 30RC 4140/4150 Type Alloy to Approximate 44RC/54RC
ASSOCIATED STEEL PRODUCTS: KROMITE® #3 (Hot Roll) & MIRRALOY® (TG&P) The following tips assume you have an existing piece of…
Modified Steel Grades (Part 2)
4140 and 4150 – KROMITE #3 AND MIRRALOY – modified grades of high strength alloy. Last month, we talked about…
Modified Steel Grades (Part 1)
Part One of Two Steel grades in the U.S. are generally referred to by the materials standards and grading systems…
What About Steel Properties?
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES: Generally, density, thermal and electrical conductivity are considered to be PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. The following represent MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. If…