080M40 Steel

UK deliveries. Contact our well informed sales team. BS970 080M40 is an medium carbon steel which is often used where material superior in quality and strength to mild steel is required. Supplied in cold drawn or as rolled BS970 080M40 has average tensile properties of between 500-800 N/mm2. 080M40 Hardening Heat the 080M40 component uniformly to 830/860?C until heated through. Quench in oil or water. 080M40 can also be induction or flame hardened.Tempering:Heat the 080M40 tool uniformly and thoroughly at the selected tempering temperatures, between 550?C to 660?C and hold at heat for one hour per inch of total thickness. Normalising: Normalise at 830-860?C, and cool in air.