Tool Steel Rectangle Bar W1 offers good strength and durability. W1 is a water hardening tool steel that is one of the most commonly used tool steels due to its strong characteristics. It does undergo a decent amount of distortion during quenching, so do be aware of that. It is typically used in shafts, pins, blacksmithing tools, and short term wearing tooling.
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Chemistry Information : W1 Tool Steel
This product is a rectangle bar with a thickness of 0.125 inches and a width of 0.5 inches. It is cold drawn and available in lengths up to 36 inches.
Yes, the W1 tool steel has excellent machinability rated at 100 and offers good strength with an ultimate tensile strength of 86 ksi and a yield tensile strength of 48 ksi.
Custom cutting is not available from the warehouse for this product, but a Material Test Report (MTR) is available upon request.
This water hardening tool steel is commonly used for shafts, pins, blacksmithing tools, and short-term wearing tooling due to its durability and strength.
Yes, the product is RoHS compliant (Yes 6C), but it does not comply with REACH regulations.