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    Compare over 50 grades of steel and cast iron to find the right material for you—all with material certificates for traceability.

    Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Rods

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Steel. Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Rods.
    A lead-free alternative to 12L14, 1215 carbon steel contains the same amount of sulfur and phosphorus for excellent machinability. It’s often used for shaft couplings, studs, and pins. For added wear resistance, you can harden its surface with heat treating.
    Material Certificate Icon
    Certificates with a traceable lot number are available for these products. Download certificates from ORDER HISTORY after your order ships.
    Dia.
    Dia. Tolerance
    Fabrication
    Yield Strength,
    psi
    Hardness
    Max. Hardness After
    Heat Treatment
    Specs.
    Met
    1/2 ft.
    Long
    1 ft.
    Long
    2 ft.
    Long
    3 ft.
    Long
    4 ft.
    Long
    6 ft.
    Long
    8 ft.
    Long
    12 ft.
    Long
    3/16"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T91———00000—00000000000000000
    1/4"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T92———0000—000000000—
    5/16"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T93———0000—0000000000—
    3/8"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T94———00000000000000000000—
    7/16"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T95———00000000000000000000—
    1/2"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T96———00000000000000000000—
    5/8"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T97———00000000000000000000—
    3/4"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T18———00000000000000000000—
    7/8"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T19—000000—00000—00000——
    1"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T21—0000000000000000000000000000000—
    1 1/8"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T22—00000—00000—00000——
    1 1/4"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T23000000000000000000000—00000——
    1 3/8"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T24—00000—00000—000000——
    1 1/2"-0.002" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T2500000000000000000000—000000——
    1 3/4"-0.003" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T260000000000—00000—000000——
    2"-0.003" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T270000000000—000000—000000——
    2 1/2"-0.003" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T280000000000—000000—000000——
    3"-0.004" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T2900000000000—000000—000000——
    3 1/2"-0.004" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T31—000000—000000—000000——
    4"-0.004" to 0"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T32—000000—000000—000000——
    6 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N11—00000—00000—00000——
    8 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N12—00000—00000—00000——
    10 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N13—00000—00000—00000——
    12 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N14—00000—00000—00000——
    15 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N15—00000—00000—000000——
    20 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N16—00000—000000—000000——
    25 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N17—00000—000000—000000——
    30 mm-0.013 mm to 0 mmCold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1082955N18—000000—000000—000000——

    Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Bars

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Steel. Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Bars.
    A lead-free alternative to 12L14, 1215 carbon steel contains the same amount of sulfur and phosphorus for excellent machinability. It’s often used for jigs and fixtures. For added wear resistance, it can be surface hardened with heat treating.
    Material Certificate Icon
    Certificates with a traceable lot number are available for these products. Download certificates from ORDER HISTORY after your order ships.
    Wd.
    Fabrication
    Yield Strength,
    psi
    Hardness
    Max. Hardness After
    Heat Treatment
    Specs.
    Met
    1/2 ft.
    Long
    1 ft.
    Long
    2 ft.
    Long
    3 ft.
    Long
    4 ft.
    Long
    6 ft.
    Long
    8 ft.
    Long
    1/2" Thick (-0.002" to 0" Tolerance)
    1/2"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T41—00000000000000000000000000000000000
     
    5/8" Thick (-0.002" to 0" Tolerance)
    5/8"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T43—00000—00000—00000—
     
    3/4" Thick (-0.002" to 0" Tolerance)
    3/4"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T45—00000—00000—0000000000
     
    1" Thick (-0.003" to 0" Tolerance)
    1"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T4700000000000000000000000000000000000000
     
    1 1/4" Thick (-0.003" to 0" Tolerance)
    1 1/4"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T490000000000—00000—000000—
     
    1 1/2" Thick (-0.003" to 0" Tolerance)
    1 1/2"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T51000000000000000000000000000000000000000
     
    1 3/4" Thick (-0.004" to 0" Tolerance)
    1 3/4"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T53—00000—000000—000000—
     
    2" Thick (-0.004" to 0" Tolerance)
    2"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T550000000000—000000—000000—
     
    2 1/2" Thick (-0.004" to 0" Tolerance)
    2 1/2"Cold Worked60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)Not RatedASTM A1084416T59—000000—000000—000000—
     

    Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Hex Bars

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Steel. Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Hex Bars.
    A lead-free alternative to 12L14, 1215 carbon steel contains the same amount of sulfur and phosphorus for excellent machinability. It is often used for shaft couplings, studs, and pins.
    Material Certificate Icon
    Certificates with a traceable lot number are available for these products. Download certificates from ORDER HISTORY after your order ships.
    Wd.
    Wd.
    Tolerance
    Yield Strength,
    psi
    Hardness
    1 ft.
    Long
    3 ft.
    Long
    6 ft.
    Long
    1/4"-0.002" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T6100000000000000000
    3/8"-0.002" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T6300000000000000
    1/2"-0.002" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T6500000000000000
    5/8"-0.002" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T6900000000000000
    11/16"-0.002" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T71000000000000000
    3/4"-0.002" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T73000000000000000
    13/16"-0.003" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T75000000000000000
    7/8"-0.003" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T77000000000000000
    15/16"-0.003" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T79000000000000000
    1"-0.003" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T81000000000000000
    1 1/2"-0.003" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T830000000000000000
    2"-0.004" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T8500000000000000000
    2 1/2"-0.004" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T87000000000000000000
    3"-0.005" to 0"60,000Rockwell B85 (Medium)4416T89000000000000000000

    Tight-Tolerance Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Rods

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Steel. Tight-Tolerance Lead-Free Ultra-Machinable 1215 Carbon Steel Rods.
    Precision ground and held to a strict tightness tolerance, these rods are ready for turning in a lathe. A lead-free alternative to 12L14, 1215 carbon steel contains the same amount of sulfur and phosphorus for excellent machinability. It is often used for shaft couplings, studs, and pins.
    Material Certificate Icon
    Certificates with a traceable lot number are available for these products. Download certificates from ORDER HISTORY after your order ships.
    Dia.
    Dia.
    Tolerance
    Fabrication
    Yield
    Strength
    Mechanical
    Finish
    Hardness
    Max. Hardness After
    Heat Treatment
    Specs.
    Met
    3 ft.
    Long
    6 ft.
    Long
    3/8"-0.001" to 0"Cold WorkedNot RatedPrecision GroundNot RatedNot RatedASTM A1086102N1000000000000
    1/2"-0.001" to 0"Cold WorkedNot RatedPrecision GroundNot RatedNot RatedASTM A1086102N20000000000
    5/8"-0.001" to 0"Cold WorkedNot RatedPrecision GroundNot RatedNot RatedASTM A1086102N30000000000
    3/4"-0.001" to 0"Cold WorkedNot RatedPrecision GroundNot RatedNot RatedASTM A1086102N40000000000
    1"-0.001" to 0"Cold WorkedNot RatedPrecision GroundNot RatedNot RatedASTM A1086102N500000000000

    Splined Rotary Shafts

    Often used in hydraulic and other high-torque applications, these shafts have evenly spaced teeth to transmit heavy rotational loads. They handle more torque and last longer than keyed shafts since they have multiple contact points. Pair them with splined sleeve bushings (sold separately). Compatible bushings and components slide right along the splines, making these shafts a good choice for frequent disassembly and adjustments.
    Fully Parallel Splined
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Rotary Shafts. Splined Rotary Shafts, Fully Parallel Splined.
    Image of Attribute. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Rotary Shafts. Splined Rotary Shafts, Fully Parallel Splined.
    The large, straight-sided teeth resemble machine keys and transmit more torque than involute-spline teeth. These shafts are fully splined, so you can mount components anywhere along their length.
    Carbon Steel—Strong and easy to machine. These shafts work best in dry environments since moisture will cause steel to rust.
    Sleeve Bushings—Transmit rotary motion or position loads along a shaft. These bushings also work as couplers—they can join two splined shafts when welded into place.
    Shafts
    Sleeve Bushings
    Material
    Dia.
    Lg.
    No. of
    Splines
    Hardness
    Hardness
    Rating
    Each
    Each
    Carbon Steel
    1"10"6Not RatedNot Rated4208N1100000004208N52000000
    1 1/8"10"6Not RatedNot Rated4208N120000004208N5300000
    1 1/4"10"6Not RatedNot Rated4208N130000004208N54000000
    1 1/4"10"10Not RatedNot Rated4208N140000004208N55000000
    1 3/8"10"6Not RatedNot Rated4208N150000004208N5600000
    1 1/2"10"6Not RatedNot Rated4208N160000004208N57000000
    1 5/8"10"6Not RatedNot Rated4208N170000004208N58000000
    1 3/4"10"6Not RatedNot Rated4208N180000004208N59000000
     
    Fully Involute Splined
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Rotary Shafts. Splined Rotary Shafts, Fully Involute Splined.
    Image of Attribute. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Rotary Shafts. Splined Rotary Shafts, Fully Involute Splined.
    Handle misalignment and reduce vibration and wear. Curved teeth, similar to those on a gear, make more contact with a bushing than parallel-splined teeth. These shafts are fully splined, so you can mount components anywhere along their length.
    Carbon Steel—Strong and easy to machine. These shafts work best in dry environments since moisture will cause steel to rust.
    Sleeve Bushings—Transmit rotary motion or position loads along a shaft. These bushings also work as couplers—they can join two splined shafts when welded into place.
    Shafts
    Sleeve Bushings
    Material
    Dia.
    Lg.
    No. of
    Splines
    Hardness
    Hardness
    Rating
    Each
    Each
    Carbon Steel
    5/8"6"9Not RatedNot Rated3976N1100000003976N510000000
    7/8"6"13Not RatedNot Rated3976N120000003976N52000000
    1"8"15Not RatedNot Rated3976N130000003976N53000000
    1 1/4"10"14Not RatedNot Rated3976N140000003976N54000000
    1 3/8"10"21Not RatedNot Rated3976N150000003976N55000000
    1 3/4"10"13Not RatedNot Rated3976N170000003976N56000000
    1 3/4"10"27Not RatedNot Rated3976N160000003976N57000000
     
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