High Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steels
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AISI440C
AISI440B
Rounds: 3mm dia. to 520mm dia
Rectangular: 50.8mm x 12.7mm to 240mm x 75mm
Properties
- Good strength
- Good wear resistance
- Will obtain and hold excellent hardness (Rc 50 to 60)
- Moderate corrosion resistance
- Thermal conductivity
These high carbon steels attain high hardness, wear resistance and strength after heat treatment. They are considered to be slightly cold workable by common practices and do respond well to heat treatment. Grade 440 stainless steels can be easily machined in their annealed state. Machining these grades after hardening is extremely difficult, or impossible in some cases.
Applications
Engineering and wear resistant applications, valve components, ball bearings, chisels, surgical equipment, high quality knife blades.
