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What is 1.2085 (X33CrS16) Steel？

1.2085 (X33CrS16) steel belongs to the family of corrosion-resistant martensitic stainless tool steels. It has found widespread usage in tool manufacturing, plastic mold production, and the fabrication of cold work tools. When subjected to the appropriate heat treatment, this steel exhibits a mirror-like finish.

Keywords and Synonyms: Apart from being known as 1.2085, this steel is also referred to as X33CrS16.

1.2085 (X33CrS16) Steel: Unveiling Its Potential

In terms of chemical composition, 1.2085 (X33CrS16) stainless steel contains approximately 0.28% to 0.38% carbon and 0.15% to 0.17% chromium. These constituent elements endow it with remarkable corrosion resistance and wear resistance.

This material possesses excellent machinability, toughness, and wear resistance. However, its weldability is relatively poor due to its air-hardening properties. Welding 1.2085 stainless steel necessitates preheating to temperatures between 149-204°C, followed by a 2-hour tempering process at this temperature.

Applications Across Industries: Where 1.2085 Shines

1.2085 (X33CrS16) material finds extensive applications across various sectors, including but not limited to:

• Food Industry Molds: Due to its corrosion resistance, 1.2085 material suits the crafting of molds that come into contact with food products well.
• PVC-related Applications: It excels in environments where it encounters corrosive materials such as PVC.
• Dental and Surgical Instruments: The high degree of corrosion resistance exhibited by 1.2085 mold steel makes it an ideal choice in the realm of medical instrument manufacturing.
• Templates and Frameworks: Manufacturers employ it in fabricating molding frames that can withstand high pressure and abrasion effectively.
• Chemical Corrosion-resistant Plastic Molds: 1.2085 material plays a pivotal role in molding operations involving chemically corrosive plastics or humid conditions, thereby reducing the need for mold maintenance.
• Structural Components and Injection Molds: Its versatility extends to the production of structural components and injection molds.
• Valves: It is applied in the manufacture of steam and water valves.
• Base Plates: 1.2085 material is extensively utilized in the production of corrosion-resistant, high-strength base plates.

Cold Working and Forging Recommendations:

As a buyer, it’s essential to note that 1.2085 (X33CrS16) steel can only undergo mild cold working. Careful handling during free radical forming operations is necessary to prevent cracking. For producers, this means it is important to understand the limitations and possibilities of this steel when forming it for various applications.

Heat Treatment Recommendations:

Before purchasing 1.2085 steel, understanding the nuances of heat treatment is crucial. Factors like temperature, cooling rates, and soaking times can vary based on component shape, size, furnace type, quenching medium, and workpiece transfer facilities. Should you encounter any challenges during the processing, don’t hesitate to consult OTAI for comprehensive guidance on heat treatment protocols for 1.2085 stainless steel.

Strengthening Techniques:

For consumers looking to enhance the performance of 1.2085 steel, the standard approach involves heating it to temperatures ranging from 1000-1050°C and subsequently quenching it in oil or air. This specialized process significantly boosts the material’s hardness and strength, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.

In summary, becoming an informed buyer in the steel industry requires not only an understanding of the properties and applications of materials such as 1.2085 (X33CrS16) steel but also an awareness of the importance of specialist knowledge, language skills, and content creation skills. If you want easy access to help, then OTAI is your trusted partner!

Lots of customer are sourcing the 4140 flat bar materials. But it’s difficult to find one reliable supplier. We have the biggest stock material for 4140 steel plate and flat bar in south China. So, for 4140 flat bar stock, we are the number one choice if you plan to buy 4140 flat bar from China, with best availability, quality anjd price.

4140 Flat Bar Stock Size Available

Generally, plate thickness range from 12-180mm are available in stock. Flat bar thickness are available mostly from 20-100mm. But if customer needs 4140 flat bar above 100mm thickness, we are equipped with several bandsaws and vertical saw to cut to required width.

For 4140 steel flat, the length is random length 2000-2300mm.

Available Conditions

Most of flat bar and plate are in hot rolled condition. However, we could arrange heat treatment for annealing or quenching and tempering(Q+T) to acheive different hardness and properties. Heat treatment takes around 3~5 days depending on the order quantity.

Delivery Time

If ordered sizes are stock flat bar, shipment can be processed immediately. We can cut to flat bar out of big 4140 steel plate according to order dimension. For order quantity less than 100 tons, the cutting to flat bar takes around 7-15 days or sooner.

Surface Condition

Most of flat bar is in original black surface. It is acceptable for most of customers. While some customer needs milled surface, we are equipped to do milling and deliver milled surface flat bar.

4140 Flat Bar Size Tolerance

We apply -0/+1mm thickness tolerance, -0/+5mm width tolerance for black surface 4140 flat bar. But when customer needs milled surface, the tolerance could be even small.

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As a reliable 4140 flat bar distributor, we deeply know there are a lots we can and should do for our customers.

Quality is always the number one for 4140 plate

We supply top quality of 4140 steel plate, all plate materials are with strictly quality control and inspected per ISO9001. Inspection certificate / MTC would be provided together with other shipping documents. Tests such as chemical composition analysis, hardness test, dimensional checking, other kind of properties tests if required, would be all done according to ASTM standard. We only deliver prime top quality 4140 steel plate material to our customer to avoid any quality failure and additional costs.

500 tons daily stock–enough stock sizes for fast delivery

Time is money. As reliable 4140 plate distributor, we stock lots of sizes. It ranges form 3mm to 300mm 4140 plate thickness (1/8 inch to 12 inch). There is width of 2000 to 2300mm and random length, for fast delivery. Usually for order quantity less than 100 tons, it takes 5-7 days to get prepared for loading. If you would need cut to size and delivery flat bar, it takes a little longer to prepare, but within 15-25 days around.

Different condition of 4140 plate available–hot rolled / annealed / Q&T

We have enough 4140 hot rolled plate in stock for different sizes. However, if you need 4140 annealed plate or 4140 quenched and tempered plate (Q&T), we could also arrange heat treat and delivery heat treated 4140 plate with desired hardness and properties. Actually, this is beyond the expectation for one 4140 flat bar distributor.

Deliver finished or semi finished 4140 ground plate

We are equipped to do milling machining and polishing machining, to achieve desired tolerance of size. We are able to deliver 4140 gorund plate directly. As here the labour cost and mass production cost are lower, we could save the final cost for you.

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MOQ of 4140 Round Bar h9 Tolerance

Today, one customer wants to buy some round steel bar 4140 material and h9 tolerance. But the quantity required is only 500 ~ 1000KG per size. This quantity can not meet the minimum order quantity of each size. Therefore, we told customer there is minimum order quantity of two tons each size. Because the stock materials are hot rolled, we need to do cold drawing to achieve h9 tolerance.

For cold drawing, if the order quantity is too small, there is no way to arrange cold drawing processing. Therefore, there will be a minimum order quantity of two tons per size. But this is the first case, which is for small batch orders.

In addition, the second case is that if the total number of orders exceeds 50 tons, then we could arrange cold drawing directly after steelmaking. In that case, there is no minimum order quantity of two tons per size.

At the beginning, the customer did not understand it, but after we explained it to him, he also understood that it was because of a limitation of production and processing. Then we quote to the customer according to the minimum order quantity of two tons. Now the customer is still waiting for the project approval, I hope there will be positive feedback later.

Further Machining to Achieve h9 Tolerance

By the way, whenever there is a diameter tolerance requirement, further machining must be required. The tolerance requirements specified by the customer can be achieved by cold drawing, or by peeling & turning or polishing. Also, there is generally a minimum order quantity. Because if the quantity is too small, theoretically, it’s not workable to do further processing. If customers only insist on small batches, the cost will be super high. That is totally feasiable.

Special Package

Another thing is that machined product will require additional packaging because of its relatively high diameter tolerance. Without special packaging requirements, the surface may be damaged during transportation. In that case, the surface tolerance may be out of customer requirements for damaged appearance. The general packaging at our side is to use wooden boxes to protect the surface of the product. If there are other customers with 4140 round bar h9 tolerance or other steel grades steel materials, welcome to contact us anytime.