Cutting Tool Steel

Travers tool offers a wide range of high speed steel hss solid carbide cutting tools.

Cutting tool steel.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Turning speeds are adjusted to the feed rate of the mini lathe 0 004 rev a depth of cut of 0 040 and a tool life of 180 minutes. Steel comes in many different forms and thicknesses. It has good machinability along with a balance of wear resistance and toughness.

When one point of an insert dulls rotate it to use a sharp point. All w grade tool steels must be must be water quenched which can lead to increased warping and cracking. Jet horizontal vertical geared head metal cutting band saw 8in. High tension hack saw includes the stanley 12 in.

The stanley 12 in. X 12in 1hp 115 230 volt single phase model hbs 812g. These tools come with one high speed steel insert for use on steel and stainless steel and one high speed steel insert for use on softer materials such as aluminum and brass. As a result tool steels are suited for use in the shaping of other materials.

A 2 is an air hardening steel containing a medium amount of alloying material chromium. Steel thickness is referred to as gauge the smaller the number of gauge the thicker the steel. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

A heavy duty steel reinforced core increases cutting speed while a contoured handle offers comfort and control. Typical applications of w grade tool steel include cold heading cutting tools and knives embossing reamers and cutlery. This grade of tool steel is mainly used for items like cutting tools and drills as well as knives and forks. We are an industry leader in the cutting tool business and have all of the tools and expertise you are looking for.

Cut metal with your circular saw. Thin gauge steel like sheet metal can be cut with a large variety of tools. High tension hack saw includes an additional mini hack saw and features 45 and 90 cutting angles for versatility. Hot metal chips will fly.

Tool steel refers to a variety of carbon steel and alloy steel that are particularly well suited to be made into tools their suitability comes from their distinctive hardness resistance to abrasion and deformation and their ability to hold a cutting edge at elevated temperatures.