Available Shapes
070M55 Carbon Steel
070M55 carbon steel is a medium carbon steel grade commonly supplied in the as-rolled condition. It can be flame or induction hardened to produce a high surface hardness with excellent wear resistance for a carbon steel grade. 070M55 bar is available in full lengths or can be cut to your requirements. 070M55 carbon round steel bar flame cut steel plates can be supplied cut to your required sizes and normalized. Flame cut plates can be supplied Lumsden ground or precision ground.
Applications
Analysis
Flame Cut Profiles
Ground Flat Stock
Forging
Annealing
Hardening
Applications
070M55 is used commonly for many general engineering applications. Typical applications include shafts, axes, knives, bushes, crankshafts, screws, sickles, woodworking drills, and hammers.
Analysis
| Carbon | 0.50-0.60% | Phosphorous | 0.06% max |
| Manganese | 0.50-0.80% | Sulphur | 0.06% max |
| Silicon | 0.05-0.35% |
Flame Cut Profiles
West Yorkshire Steel are suppliers of 070M55 flame cut steel profiles. When flame cutting a hard edge can occur therefore steel profiles are commonly normalised after flame cutting. The flame cut profiles can be supplied Lumsden ground or precision ground.
Ground Flat Stock
Precision ground flat stock / gauge plate can be produced using 070M55 steel. Subject to size suitability and availability pieces can be produced in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. Standard and non-standard sizes are available.
Forging
Preheat the carefully, then raise the temperature to 1100°C for forging. Do not forge below 850°C. After forging cool the steel slowly, preferably in a furnace.
Annealing
Heat the 070M55 slowly to 680-710°C, soak well. Cool slowly in the furnace.
Hardening
Heat the steel slowly to 800-860°C and allow it to be heated through. Quench in oil or water.
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