Jalloy AR400 Round bar stock

[JenMX]

A customer of mine has been using Jalloy AR 400 1" and 1/2" round bar stock for use in a sandblast cabinet. Round stock no longer available, Has anyone searched for and found an acceptable replacement ? I have a few options in mind but wanted to ask anyway. Thank you

 

[lucky-guesser]

Off the top of my head with my limited metallurgy expertise, the easy answer is AR500, just depends on how strict the requirements are and what you have access to.

 

[JenMX]

Thank you "Lucky- guesser" - Have you used Jalloy ar 400 before ? Just curious as to why an AR400 wouldn't be closer- is Jalloy a higher quality product with a higher brinnel ?

 

[lucky-guesser]

Until just now looking into it I didn’t realize it was different from standard AR400. Info seems a bit limited but it seems like it may be a more abrasion resistant variant. Standard AR400 would likely be the next best thing, but again it comes down to customer requirements. If you are having a hard time locating the jalloy version I would just suggest the standard, but make them give the official go ahead before beginning production.

 

[JenMX]

Thank you