looking for S5 steel ! any ideas ?

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frc505

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hello all,

while im looking for S5 tool steel in bar stock !
size: 1.5 inches by 1.75 inches and in three to four
foot lengths.

ive already tried email many different steel companies
with no luck and no replys back

so if anyone could help id appreciate it greatly

thanks for reading

frank
 
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Well, flat bar stock isn't 1.5X1.75". You will need either 1.5 square or 1.75 square.
What are you making?
 
thanks for the correction bladsmth.

im in talks with scott gossman to make a knife at first i asked about S7 steel he said i believe that it was tough but S5 is an all around better steel so im trying to see if i could get some as i stated before ive had no luck getting anyone to respond to me
from the steel companies ive been looking for awhile ( since before september).so i
thought id try post this thread and see where it goes.

frank
 
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UPDATE : got a reply from metalsdepot saying they dont stock S5 steel. so at least im getting replys now
 
I've heard that 9260 is very close to S5. Both oil hardening, both 0.55-0.6% carbon, both contain Silicon, both are very strong and very tough. Admiral had some 9260 last time I looked.
 
9260 S5

Carbon, C 0.560 - 0.640 % Carbon, C 0.50 - 0.65 %

Manganese, Mn 0.750 - 1.00 % Manganese, Mn 0.80 %

Phosphorous, P <= 0.0350 % Phosphorous, P <= 0.030 %

Silicon, Si 1.80 - 2.20 % Silicon, Si 2.0 %

Sulfur, S <= 0.0400 % Sulfur, S <= 0.030 %

N/A Chromium, Cr <= 0.35 %

N/A Molybdenum, Mo 0.770 %

N/A Vanadium, V <= 0.35 %

From Matweb.com. The values for chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, phospherous and sulfer are maximum allowed, the others are in the range.

If you can get S5, take it, but if expense and availability have you stumped, 9260 may be a good alternative.
 
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ok i think i found a source for S5 .
got a email from trevor from burgon tool steel
saying they could source it for me and want
more information from so i sent what he asked for
and now just waiting on a reply

thanks everyone who posted so far !
this by the way is just an update please
keep the ideas and helpful hints coming

frank
 
if anyone knows of a supplier to Canada for S-5 I'd love to hear about it... one that will ship USPS
 
if anyone one is interested burgon tool steel has S5 steel
1-3/4sq x 76 in
approx 68 lbs@$5.64 per lbs
from a mill in la vergne , tn

and the closest he could come to my specs was 1.812x2.125x48.125 inches at 355.00 ea
so thats a little to rich for my blood . so in case anyone is interested contact jeff strong
at burgon tool steel
 
Hey there to anyone who can answer me. I'm a bit of a beginner here, with only a few knives under my belt, and a ton of research. Can anyone tell me how well S5 performs? I've mostly used O1 in my own knives, but I have various knives from other makers using 420 stainless, AUS 8, and 154 CM. Thinking of trying S5 for my next few knives. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
 
kyleraines said:
Hey there to anyone who can answer me. I'm a bit of a beginner here, with only a few knives under my belt, and a ton of research. Can anyone tell me how well S5 performs? I mostly used O1 in my own knives, but I have various knives from other makers using 420 stainless, AUS 8, and 154 CM. Thinking of trying S5 for my next few knives. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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How "well" it performs is a bit of a general question without giving an intended scope of use. M4 will come nowhere close to 420j2 as a dive knife, while easily outstripping it as a skinner. S5 is a shock steel, designed to withstand impact without fracture. While it's almost entirely been supplanted by S7 in it's principle use (jackhammer bits) there are some who believe S5's composition makes it better suited to cutlery use. Still, its main strengths would be in large, heavy pieces designed to chop or otherwise impact cutting targets, and probably will only exhibit decent edge holding in slicing tasks, certainly nowhere near properly done O-1. I was after some myself for quite a while, thinking it'd make a helluva hawk head. Still, though, determining a difference, in use, between this steel and 1050 would probably be very difficult.
 
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