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Tool Steel Drill Rod O1

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  • Tool Steel Drill Rod cross section
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  • Tool Steel Drill Rod O1 is a general purpose oil-hardening tool and die steel. Normal care in heat treatment gives good results in hardening and produces small dimensional changes. O1 has good abrasion resistance and sufficient toughness for a wide variety of tool and die applications.

  • ASTM A681
    • Wear Resistance: Fair
    • Machinability: Good
    • Forming: Good
    • Weldability: Fair
    • Cold Working: Fair
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    • Melting Point: 2590°F
    • Density: 0.283 lb/in3
    • Ultimate Tensile Strength: 245,000 psi
    • Yield Tensile Strength: 218,000 psi
    • Modulus of Elasticity: 31,000 ksi
    • Shear Modulus: 11,900 ksi
    • Poissons Ratio: 0.3

    When properly annealed, O1 has a machinability rating of 90 when compared to a 1% Carbon Steel rated at 100.

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