Paxton & Vierling Steel

ESTABLISHED 1885

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TYPICAL ANALYSIS Carbon........ .94% Uses . . . Arbors, bushings, chasers (thread cutting),
collets, medium run blanking dies, cold trimming dies, cold forming dies, drill bushings, gages, knurling tools, cold working mandrels, plug gages, master engraving rolls, and taps.

Manganese..... 1.20% Silicon....... Chromium...... Tungsten...... .30% .50% .50%

Forging . . . Start forging at 1800 to 1950 F (980 to

1065 C). Do not forge below 1550 F (845 C).

RECOMMENDED HEAT TREATING PRACTICE Normalizing . . . Heat to 1600 F (870 C). Holding time,
after uniform through heating, varies from about 15 min for small section to about 1 hr for large sections. Work is cooled from temperature in still air.

Tempering Temp. (F) Hardness As-quenched Rc 200 300 400 500 600 800 1000 63/65 63/65 60/63 58/60 55/57 51/53 40

Annealing . . . Heat to 1400 to 1450 F (760 to 790 C).

Use lower temperature for small sections and higher temperature for large sections. Holding time is about 1 to 4 hr. Use shorter time for light sections and small furnace charges, and longer time for heavy sections and large charges. For pack annealing, hold for 1 hr per inch of cross section. Cool at a maximum rate of 40 F (22 C) per hour. The maximum rate is not critical after cooling to below 1000 F (540 C). Typical annealed hardness, 183 to 212 HB.

Stress Relieving . . . Optional. Heat to 1200 to 1250 F

(620 to 650 C) for 1 hr per inch of cross section (minimum of 1 hr). Cool in air.

Hardening . . . Heat slowly. Preheat at 1200 F (650 C).

Austenitize at 1450 to 1500 F (790 to 815 C) for 10 to 30 min, then quench in oil. Quenched hardness, 63 to 65 HRC.

Tempering . . . Temper at 350 to 500 F (175 to 260 C)

for a corresponding approximate tempered hardness of 62 to 58 HRC.

The data presented herein are typical values, and do not warrant suitability for any specific application or use of this material. Normal variations in the chemical composition, the size of the product, and heat treatment parameter may result in different values for the various physical and mechanical properties.

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