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Freecutting steels

We are a major supplier of freecutting semi finished products specially designed for efficient, accurate and high speed machining of large volume engineering components.

Specifications

We supply freecutting steels to a wide range of compositions, to meet national and international specifications as well as your individual requirements.

Standard Grades

Country

  Standards

Europe

EN 10087 (1998) – 11SMn(Pb)30
EN 10087 (1998) – 11SMn(Pb)37
EN 10087 (1998) – 15SMn13
EN 10087 (1998) – 38SMn(Pb)28
EN 10087 (1998) – 44SMn(Pb)28

United Kingdom

BS970 Part 3 1991 – 230M07(Pb)
BS970 Part 3 1991 – 226M44
BS970 Part 3 1991 – 212A42

United States

SAE/ASTM – C12(L)14
SAE/ASTM – C12(L)15
SAE/ASTM – C1117
SAE/ASTM – C1137
SAE/ASTM – C1144

Germany

DIN 1651 (1988) – 9SMn(Pb)28
DIN 1651 (1988) – 9SMn(Pb)36
DIN 1651 (1988) – 35S(Pb)20
DIN 1651 (1988) – 45S(Pb)20

France 

NF A35 – 561(1992) – S250(Pb)
NF A35 – 561 (1992) – S300(Pb)
NF A35 – 561 (1992) – AD55(Pb)
NF A35 – 561 (1992) – AD60(Pb) 

Italy 

UNI 4838 (1980) – CF9SMn(Pb)28
UNI 4838 (1980) – CF9SMn(Pb)32
UNI 4838 (1980) – CF9SMn(Pb)36
UNI 4838 (1980) – CF10S20 

Spain 

UNE 36021 (1980) – 11SMn(Pb)28
UNE 36021 (1980) – 12Mn(Pb)35
UNE 36021 (1980) – 35SMn(Pb)6 

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Tata Steel Long Products

PO Box 1

Brigg Road

Scunthorpe

North Lincolnshire DN16 1BP

United Kingdom


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