Material recommendation
Material recommendation
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Does anyone have any suggestions for a material that I can use for a project that I am working on. We are currently stamping a grip insert out of 1075 spring steel, then heat treating it to 60Rc, finally we zinc plate the part. The problem is that 60 Rc is as soft as we can be for this to hold up, and we are losing about 5 points of hardness when we plate it. I am looking for a material that can get me to that hardness, has good corrosion resistance, but starts soft enough that I can stamp it. Heat treating is a viable option for this part. I was looking at 416 SS?





RE: Material recommendation
What is the thickness of the sheet/strip prior to stamping? Type 416 is not a grade that immediately springs to my mind for this type of application. I would probably look at a precipitation hardening grade of stainless steel if a conventional carbon steel like 1075 cannot be adequately produced. Have you considered using a different type of coating, such as one of the lamellar microlayer coatings from Magni or Doerken?
RE: Material recommendation
RE: Material recommendation
RE: Material recommendation
Regards,
Cory
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RE: Material recommendation
Perhaps you could do away with the hardening step and get your wear resistance from a harder coating. Nickel or chrome perhaps?