498-Low Carbon
Shop 498-Low Carbon
Value-priced 498 Low carbon steel is used where deep hardening is not necessary, although it can be carburized or case hardened. Ideal for a wide variety of parts that don't require more expensive heat treated steels, such as stripper plates, jigs, fixtures, machine and component parts, templates, etc.
Features:
- Substantial cost reductions over tool steel ground flat stock. There are savings up to 60% because this is a low carbon steel and furnished in 24" lengths. This means that you get one-third more steel at less cost.
- Ideal for a wide variety of parts that don't require more expensive heat treated steels, such as stripper plates, jigs, fixtures, machine and component parts, templates, etc.
- This steel can be carburized or case hardened. After hardening, its physical properties, especially tensile strength, yield point, and Brinell hardness, are substantially higher.
- NOTE: Thicknesses of 1/8" and under are made from AISI 1010 material
- Starrett uses its own ground flat stock for many of its precision tool parts
Specifications:
Furnished in 24" lengths, ground straight and parallel.
Analysis:
Starrett 498 Low Carbon Precision Ground Flat Stock is a .20 carbon fine-grained, milled steel, which can be carburized or case hardened. Very similar to AISI 1018.
Heat Treatment:
For many applications, stock can be used unhardened. However, if surface hardening is desired, it can be carburized or case hardened. If carburized, a case of 1/32" will be obtained if the steel is held in carburizing salt at 1700º F for three hours.