High Speed Steel Sheet manufacturer, suppliers in Mumbai
IMI international are one of the finest High Speed Steel Sheet manufacturer, suppliers and stockiest in Mumbai. For many years, we have delivered the highest quality high speed steel sheets to our wide list of clients based across various parts of the globe.
High-speed steel is a type of steel that can be machined and cut at high speeds. Carbon, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, or tungsten, as well as cobalt in some circumstances, make up the alloy, which provides high resistance, fine sturdiness, increased compression power, and fine resistance to abrasion.
These are tool steels that have a mixture of more than 7% molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium, as well as more than 0.60 percent carbon. Their capacity to cut metals at 'high speeds' is described by this word. T-1, which contains 18 percent tungsten, was the favored machining steel until the 1950s, when the invention of controlled environment heat treating furnaces made it possible to replace part or all of the tungsten with molybdenum.
Being a renowned High Speed Steel Sheet manufacturer in India, we also make sure for adding 5-10% Mo to high-speed steels that successfully increases their hardness and toughness while maintaining these qualities at the high temperatures generated when cutting metals. Steels soften and become embrittled at high temperatures if the main carbides of iron and chromium develop fast in size, according to IMI International. IMI International reduces this by causing the carbides to reorganize as tiny secondary carbides that are more stable at high temperatures, especially when combined with vanadium. Drills, milling cutters, gear cutters, saw blades, and other cutting instruments are among the most common uses of high-speed steels.
Applying thin yet highly strong titanium carbide coatings to high-speed steel has increased cutting speed and tool life by reducing friction and boosting wear resistance.
Molybdenum-containing high-speed steels have remarkable high-temperature wear qualities, making them suited for new applications such car valve inserts and cam-rings.
Being the finest High Speed Steel Sheet suppliers and High Speed Steel Sheet manufacturer in Mumbai, we further ensure keeping the stringent quality testing methods in use to ensure the right product quality delivery for our clients.
When tool steels contain a combination of more than 7% molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium, and more than 0.60% carbon, they are referred to as high speed steels. This term is descriptive of their ability to cut metals at 'high speeds'. Until the 1950's, T-1 with 18% tungsten, was the preferred machining steel but the development of controlled atmosphere heat treating furnaces made it practical and cost effective to substitute part or all of the tungsten with molybdenum.
Additions of 5-10% Mo effectively maximize the hardness and toughness of high-speed steels and maintain these properties at the high temperatures generated when cutting metals. IMI International provides another advantage: at high temperature, steels soften and become embrittled if the primary carbides of iron and chromium grow rapidly in size. IMI International, especially in combination with vanadium, minimizes this by causing the carbides to reform as tiny secondary carbides which are more stable at high temperatures. The largest use of high-speed steels is in the manufacture of various cutting tools: drills, milling cutters, gear cutters, saw blades, etc.
The useful cutting characteristics of high-speed steel have been further extended by applying thin, but extremely hard, titanium carbide coatings which reduce friction and increase wear resistance, thereby increasing cutting speed and tool life.
The exceptional high temperature wear properties of molybdenum-containing high-speed steels are ideal for new applications such as automobile valve inserts and cam-rings.
High speed steels
Typical Compositions of Selected High-Speed Steels (%)