Basic beginners answer (on purely theoretical grounds) s235j2g3 or -g4 equals St37-3n (all according to DIN EN 10025 off course)
This is a bit better than cold rolled and it is fully "beruhigt", I think they mean stress relieved. it is classed as useable for machineparts, bolts, forged parts, welded constructions, and it is easy to work with. j. On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 8:52 PM, gene heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everybody; > > Basic beginners question: > > When I needed to make a new locking pin last week, I considered the > relatively poor finish I was able to achieve using TSC's cold rolled stock, > and walked 100 feet on by and picked up a grade 8 bolt big enough that I > could find that pin inside it if I carved it right. > > Imagine my surprise when that grade 8 bolt carved like butter, both with > carbide inserts and with HSS tool steel, leaving a mirror-like finish. For > a change I was proud of something I made. > > If I wanted to buy some stock steel that carved just as well, or perhaps > even better, what alloy should I be ordering from one of these online metal > peddlers? > > Thanks all. > > Cheers, Gene > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> > Give your very best today. Heaven knows it's little enough. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
