AISI 5155 is a low-alloy, through-hardening steel containing nominally 0.80% chromium. It is recommended for uses where medium harden-ability, moderate strength and low-to-moderate toughness are satisfactory. It is normally used in the oil quenched-and-tempered condition; however, it also may be used in the unhardened (annealed, as-rolled or normalized) condition. Its applications include gears, springs, wrenches and machine tool parts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-365. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

AISI 4142 is a medium-carbon low-alloy steel recommended for moderately heavy-duty service. It is nominally an oil-hardening grade; however, it may be water hardened if suitable precautions are taken to avoid cracking. It has a relatively low tendency to develop temper embrittlement. It has a variety of applications including bolts, crankshafts, wrenches, clutch parts and shafting. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-370. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

SAE 8642 is a triple-alloy steel that can be hardened by austenitizing and quenching in oil. This steel has moderate hardenability with relative high strength and toughness, especially in the quenched-and-tempered condition. It is used in a wide range of components, parts and tools; examples are bolts, shafts, gears, wrenches, axles and housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-382. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

AISI Type 1.2 is a chromium-vanadium tool steel of modest hardenability and variable carbon content (nominally 0.50-1.10% carbon). At its lower carbon levels, it is used for tools requiring toughness and resistance to shock and vibration. At its higher carbon levels, it is recommended for resistance to abrasion, fatigue and wear. It is used for both hot-work and cold-work applications. Among its many uses are automotive gears, forgings, gun barrels, shafts, wrenches, chisels, punches, lathe spindles, axes, shear blades, dies, files, reamers and drills. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-416. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

UNS No. G86500 is a triple-alloy steel designed for highly efficient utilization of the alloying elements to increase hardenability and strength. It is an oil-hardening type and is suitable for many machine and tool components. Specific applications include gears, shafts, bolts, wrenches, studs and tool forgings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-407. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

SAE 8655 is a triple-alloy steel that is normally hardened by quenching in oil; however, it may water quenched if sufficient precautions are taken with parts having drastic dimensional changes or sharp corners. Its good hardenability and resultant hardness and strength make it suitable for many tools and machine parts such as wrenches, shear blades, shafts, springs and gears. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-424. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

AISI 8642 is a triple-alloy steel that can be hardened by austenitizing and quenching in oil. This steel has moderate hardenability with relatively high strength and toughness, especially in the quenched-and-tempered condition. It is used in a wide range of components, parts and tools; examples are bolts, shafts, gears, wrenches, axles and housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-440. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

EASTERN Z-METAL is a cast ferrous alloy that possesses a unique combination of high strength, machinability, wear resistance, and toughness. Its microstructure consists of temper carbon nodules dispersed through a uniform matrix of spheroidite and ferrite. This alloy is made in several different grades. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CI-10. Producer or source: Eastern Malleable Iron Company.

Algo-Loy 1317 is a high-strength low-alloy structural steel for bolted and riveted construction. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-159. Producer or source: Algoma Steel Corporation Ltd.

Jalcase 9 is a carbon-manganese cold finished steel having free-cutting characteristics: This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CS-16. Producer or source: Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation.

CARPENTER SOLAR alloy is an extremely tough, water-hardening tool steel. Large sections harden to a hard case with a tough core. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-494. Producer or source: Carpenter.

JALLOY 3 is a general purpose steel which is capable of being heat treated to excellent mechanical properties. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-65. Producer or source: Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation.

RYCUT 40 is a leaded chromium-molybdenum alloy steel having high machinability rating. It is especially recommended for high production automatic machine products. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-69. Producer or source: Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Inc. (Distributor).

JALCASE No. 8 is a carbon-manganese cold finished steel having free-cutting characteristics. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CS-10. Producer or source: Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation.

BISBO is a pearlitic malleable iron readily cast in thick sections with consistently high mechanical properties. It has high yield strength, excellent wear resistance, and adaptability to selective hardening. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CI-17. Producer or source: Central Foundry Division, General Motors Corporation.

BELMONT ALLOYS 2451 and 2491 are bismuth-base, eutectic, low-melting alloys that are used for tooling and production aids; 2451 melts at 117 F and 2491 at 136 F. They provide the engineer with easily castable material that is ready for use as soon as it freezes. The alloys can be recovered easily and recycled into new uses any number of times. Their major use is for lens blocking when grinding glass and plastic lenses and optical components. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: Bi-3. Producer or source: Belmont Metals Inc..

DYNA-LOY 41L49 is a cold-drawn alloy steel recommended for those applications that require a hardness range of Rockwell C 43 to 56 and excellent machinability. Its chemical composition permits maximum machinability and good surface finish for the tensile strength range 175,000 to 300,000 psi. Its many uses include shafts, pipe reamers and special bolts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-342. Producer or source: Western Cold Drawn Steel, A Division of Stanadyne.

SP 700 is a high strength, beta-rich alpha-beta titanium alloy. It was developed with the following attributes: (1) excellent hot- and cold-workability; (2) enhanced hardenability with a wide range of mechanical properties that can be obtained by heat treatment; and (3) superior superplastic behavior at low temperature (around 1050 K). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, elasticity, tensile properties, and bend strength. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as heat treating. Filing Code: TI-107. Producer or source: NKK Corporation.

JALLOY 1 is a fine grain, high quality steel for jobs where formability is an important consideration or where use of a low carbon steel with good mechanical properties before or after heat treatment are desired. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-3. Producer or source: Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. Originally published November 1952, revised November 1957.

AISI 8650 is a triple-alloy steel of the oil-hardening type. Its good hardenability and strength make it suitable for many machine and tool components. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-437. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.