Water Hardening Drill Rod

Water hardened drill rods are not heavily alloyed allowing the material to be more easily machined than the oil hardened variety.

Water hardening drill rod.

Hardening and tempering drill rod we are professional manufacturer and exporter of induction heating equipment and system in china which is used for inducti. That seems to be the coding i generally see but i don t think there is any solid standard. Water hardened drill rods. Drill rods are manufactured from tool steel that has been ground to a tight tolerance diameter.

Value collection 3 16 diam tool steel h 13 air hardening drill rod 36 long. It depends on the manufacturer. In comparison oil hardening drill rod can be easily welded and machined due to its high alloy content. W 1 water hardening drill rod carbon 1 00 manganese 40 silicon 20.

This allows the water hardening drill rod to be more easily machined but it is not well suited for welding purposes. It s soft enough to shape but can be heated up to revert back to the hardness. On the other hand the oil hardened rod is easily welded and machined it is well suited for general tool making due to its long lasting toughness. There are two basic types of drill rod.

A drill rod is a form of bar stock machined to produce tools such as drill bits taps dowel pins shafts reamers files punches and hammers. During the water hardening process the rod is heated until glowing red then plunged into a vat of water to cool. Find air oil water hardening drill rods at msc industrial supply serving the metalworking safety and mro industries for over 75 years. There are two basic types of drill rod.

Water and oil hardened. View product details. Water and oil hardened. A water hardened rod is used in the manufacture of hammers and files due to the rod not being heavily alloyed.

A fine grained commercial quality steel w 1 can be used for tools parts dies or punches which require great hardness and a tough inner core for maximum strength. The sizes we carry should meet 99 of all requirements for pins in guns. The result is a hard durable metal which is easily machined. A water hardening drill rod is not heavily alloyed as oil hardening drill rod.

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