Water Hardening Drill Rod

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Water hardening drill rod. Drill rods are manufactured from tool steel that has been ground to a tight tolerance diameter. The result is a hard durable metal which is easily machined. The sizes we carry should meet 99 of all requirements for pins in guns. It depends on the manufacturer.

Water and oil hardened. 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. This allows the material to be more easily machined than the oil hardened drill rod although a water hardened rod is not well suited to welding. View product details.

That seems to be the coding i generally see but i don t think there is any solid standard. 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. Continue shopping view your cart.

During the water hardening process the rod is heated until glowing red then plunged into a vat of water to cool. Water hardened drill rods. Water and oil hardened. If there is a color code on the end of the rods red is probably water hardening and yellow is probably oil hardening but not necessarily.

Made in usa letter m 0 295 diam tool steel w 1 water hardening drill rod 36 long msc. A water hardening drill rod is not heavily alloyed as oil hardening drill rod. Water hardened drill rods are not heavily alloyed allowing the material to be more easily machined than the oil hardened variety. It s soft enough to shape but can be heated up to revert back to the hardness.

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. 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. This allows the water hardening drill rod to be more easily machined but it is not well suited for welding purposes.

There are two basic types of drill rod.