In order to make knives that have decent edge retention the martensitic and ferritic grades of stainless steel need to have a high enough carbon levels to be able to reach high hardness.
High carbon steel sheets for sale.
However high carbon steel is less ductile and less weldable.
Blue blade steel offers the highest quality high carbon steel aisi sae 1045 1050 1055 1060 1070 1074 1075 1080 1085 1090 1095 and c67s strip coil.
Steel stock comes in a variety of sizes and high carbon types including 52100 cpm rex m4 1080 1095 5160 and.
Our 1095 is cold rolled and annealed with bright finish.
High carbon steels are very strong and typically used for coil springs and high strength parts.
High carbon steel 4 04 312 93.
High strength 1045 carbon steel bars stronger than low carbon steel with equally good machinability 1045 carbon steel is widely used for bolts studs and shafts.
Looking for grainger approved carbon steel sheet stock 0 125 in thick alloy a36 12 in w x 1 ft l dry 3drt8.
Sometimes referred to as clock spring steel or scaleless blue steel our high carbon pretemp spring steel meets rohs and dfars compliance regulations.
Easy online ordering for the ones who get it done along with 24 7 customer service free technical support more.
Simple steel alloys for everything from stock removal to forging.
And that s just a few types of raw materials to help you on your way.
See our s7 punch stock and 4140 hammer head blanks.
It contains a carbon content of 95 which helps to harden the steel and reduce the amount of wear and tear that a blade may experience over time.
We have blade steels for knife making such as high carbon 1095 1075 1084 5160 and 15n20.
High carbon steel 5 69 318 05.
Select low steel and mild steel rectangular or square carbon steel bars in hot rolled and cold rolled tempers that are readily brazed or welded good for screw machining and that offer you excellent ductility.
Great for beginners and experts alike.
Grades such as 420 and 440 are frequently used for knife making.
Hot rolled high carbon steel.
The high amount of carbon in the steel provides toughness strength edge holding and corrosion resistance.
This material is most commonly used for forging various blades.
Also get carbon steel flat stock from 1 32 to 1 4 thick in dry or oiled finishes ideal for your building jobs.
We will be glad to help you select the exact grade for your high carbon steel sheet coil.
We have soft forging 1018 cold rolled bar stock in square and round.