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    3 Products

    Tight-Tolerance Air-Hardening A2 Tool Steel Rods

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Steel. Tight-Tolerance Air-Hardening A2 Tool Steel Rods.
    Precision ground and held to a strict straightness tolerance, these rods are ready for turning in your lathe. Also known as drill rod, this A2 tool steel is more wear resistant than O1 and keeps a sharper cutting edge. It’s air-hardening, so it doesn’t require baths or quenching after heat treatment. This tool steel is often used for punches, blades, and hammers.
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    17/64"-0.0005" to 0.0005"Hot RolledAnnealedRockwell B101 (Hard)Rockwell C62Precision GroundASTM A6818888K37100000000000000000

    Extra-Hard C2 Tungsten Carbide

    Machine long-lasting tools, such as end mills and inserts, with these rods. Tungsten carbide, sometimes called carbide, is harder than our Corrosion-Resistant Tungsten with excellent wear resistance. Its extreme hardness lets cutting edges stay sharp far longer than high-speed steel.
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    Image of Product. Front orientation. Tungsten. C2 Carbide, Tungsten Carbide, Rods.
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    17/64"-0.0003" to 0"3 1/2"-0.06" to 0.06"Precision GroundNot RatedRockwell C80 (Extra Hard)Not Rated8788A164000000
     

    Tight-Tolerance Ultra-Heat-Resistant M42 High-Speed Tool Steel Rods

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Steel. Tight-Tolerance Ultra-Heat-Resistant M42 High-Speed Tool Steel Rods.
    Machine saw blades, end mills, and other cutting tools that stay hard and sharp at top speeds and temperatures. M42 runs faster and hotter than other grades of high-speed tool steel, so it slices through material as tough as titanium without softening or wearing down. Precision ground and held to a strict tightness tolerance, this steel is all set to turn in your lathe. Also known as cobalt steel.
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    17/64"-0.0002" to 0"4 1/8"Not RatedRockwell C65 (Extra Hard)Precision Ground8813A52000000
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