Feb 2, 2006 #1 RPstress Aerospace Jun 4, 2003 846 This may be an older UK spec. It's listed by some suppliers, but I can't find any composition or hardness, etc. Can anyone help?
This may be an older UK spec. It's listed by some suppliers, but I can't find any composition or hardness, etc. Can anyone help?
Feb 2, 2006 1 #2 geoffthehammer Mechanical Jan 28, 2005 77 If I remember correctly, KE stood for Kaiser Ellison - They were a Sheffield (UK) company who made specialist steels. An old catalogue I have shows: KE 672 is (was) a Non-Shrinking Oil Hardening Tool steel to BS 4659:1971:BO1 Composition: 0.85-1.00 % Carbon 0.4% max Silicon 1.10-1.35 % Manganese 0.4-0.6% Chromium 0.4-0.6 % Tungsten 0.25% max Vanadium Used for press tolls, knives, punches, dies gauges, moulds etc. Upvote 0 Downvote
If I remember correctly, KE stood for Kaiser Ellison - They were a Sheffield (UK) company who made specialist steels. An old catalogue I have shows: KE 672 is (was) a Non-Shrinking Oil Hardening Tool steel to BS 4659:1971:BO1 Composition: 0.85-1.00 % Carbon 0.4% max Silicon 1.10-1.35 % Manganese 0.4-0.6% Chromium 0.4-0.6 % Tungsten 0.25% max Vanadium Used for press tolls, knives, punches, dies gauges, moulds etc.
Feb 2, 2006 Thread starter #3 RPstress Aerospace Jun 4, 2003 846 Thanks, geoffthehammer. That's exactly what I needed. -RP. Upvote 0 Downvote
