by Dan Kunz | Jul 10, 2023 | Barstock, Industry Expertise, Steel Grades
The Grade Guide: 17-4 (630) Grade Martensitic Stainless Steel Stainless steel comes in a variety of grades and compositions. It is essential to consider your final application for the material in order to select the correct type and grade of stainless steel. We have...
by Dan Kunz | Jun 2, 2023 | Barstock, Industry Expertise, Steel Grades
The Grade Guide: 400 Series Martensitic Stainless Steel Stainless steel comes in a variety of grades and compositions. It is essential to consider your final application for the material in order to select the correct type and grade of stainless steel. The Main Grades...
by Dan Kunz | Mar 30, 2023 | Barstock, Industry Expertise
The Grade Guide: 300 Series Austenitic Stainless Steel Stainless steel comes in a variety of grades and compositions. It is essential to consider your final application for the material in order to select the correct type and grade of stainless steel. Main Grades of...
by Dan Kunz | Oct 10, 2022 | Barstock, Barstock Straightening, Industry Expertise, Industry Trends
Words are Not an “Exact Science” … Numbers Are! It seems like the mills are trying to outdo each other these days with the latest buzzwords. Products are given proprietary names meant to qualify their quality, but seem completely arbitrary – “Super Max,” “Ultra...
by Dan Kunz | Jul 26, 2022 | Barstock, Barstock Tolerances, Machinery, Shop Maintenance
Designing a Machining Process for Optimal Cost and Minimal Waste In this time of limited material availability it is even more critical that machine shops minimize waste and optimize material efficiency. Not only can we not afford to do a job twice, often times we...
by Cazbah Admins | Nov 30, 2021 | Barstock, Industry Expertise, Industry Trends
The Pandemic's Imact on Barstock Availability As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous negative impact on the availability of round barstock for the machining industry. Supply chains have been shattered. Mills are delaying, or worse, canceling...