06

[fastcamo]

Anyone know where I can find some 06 steel?

 

[Phillip Patton]

Anyone know where I can find some 06 steel?

Ebay often has some, but not usually in thin flat stock.

 

[mete]

0-6 is a graphitic tool steel and the pockets of graphite act to make it a free machining steel. I never recommend any of the free machining types as they have inherent brittleness. There are better choices .

 

[JTknives]

Ya, what meet said. I do have a block of O2 which a lot of knife makers have been trying to get me to part with.

 

[fastcamo]

0-6 is a graphitic tool steel and the pockets of graphite act to make it a free machining steel. I never recommend any of the free machining types as they have inherent brittleness. There are better choices .

better choices for what mete? I need to make a slider plate for hydraulic clamps

 

[mete]

You should have mentioned the use ! I used to work for Timken Co who developed the graphitic tool steels so I am familiar with them.For a slider plate O-6 or A-10 would work well. I donn't know where to get it at this point other than try steel suppliers or contact Timken.

 

[fastcamo]

Ok thanks.. I'll try them