5/16"x3/8"x18" GROUND FLAT STOCK

A medium alloyed oil hardening steel with excellent cutting force and toughness, excellent dimensional stability. Supplied in the annealed condition, precision tolerances provides toolmakers with a decarburization free surface, plus a high wear resistance after heat treatment, ideal for a multitude of applications: dies, press tools, punches, gauges, cams machine cutters and marking devices. Line ground all edges up to and including 2" wide in the thicknesses up to and including 1/4". All other dimensions are rotary ground on edges. All edges and ends are deburred thicknesses of 3/8" and above will be supplied with sawn ends, thinner sections are supplied with sheared ends.
A.I.S.I. O1 GFS -
Chemical analysis
Carbon (C) 0.95%
Silicon (Si) 0.25%
Manganese (Mn) 1.20%
Chromium (Cr) 0.50%
Tungsten (W) 0.50%
Vanadium (Va) 0.20%
S&P up to 0.035% maximum.
Equivalent specifications:
AISI: O1,
Werk. No: 1.2510,
AFNOR: 95 mcwv5,
British Spec.: BS4659 BO1.
Inch.
Tolerances
Thickness: +/-0.001",
Width: +0.005"/-nil,
Length: Nominal.