STAINLESS STEELS FOR MACHINING - Nickel Institute

STAINLESS STEELS FOR MACHINING A DESIGNERS' HANDBOOK SERIES Committee of STAINLESS steel Producers American Iron and steel Institute 1000 16th Street, Washington, 1 TABLE OF CONTENTSP reface .. 2 Introduction to STAINLESS STEELS .. 4 Identification .. 4 Corrosion Resistance .. 9 High-Temperature Corrosion Resistance .. 19 Mechanical and Physical Properties .. 22 High-Temperature Mechanical Properties .. 40 Low-Temperature Mechanical Properties .. 42 The Machinable Family of STAINLESS STEELS .. 44 Free- MACHINING STAINLESS STEELS .. 46 Buy a Better Bar .. 48 STAINLESS STEELS for Screw Machine Operations .. 50 Machinability vs. Cost .. 51 Design Hints for Screw Machine Parts .. 52 Good Shop Practices .. 58 Cleaning and Passivating.

specifiers often select Type 316, which has a higher alloy content than Type 304. Type 305, on the other hand, has a lower work-hardening rate than Type 304 and is better suited to cold forming operations, while Type 303 is the more machinable variation of Type 304. Selection of the proper stainless steel from the many types

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