A286 steel alloy

UK Nationwide deliveries. Contact our well informed sales team. Alloy A286 is designed for applications requiring high strength and good corrosion resistance at temperatures up to 704 ?C. Alloy A286 steel offers high ductility in notched sections. In fact, the notched rupture strength of alloy A286 is superior to many other commercial alloys with comparable high temperature properties. An advantage of alloy A286 steel is that it can be precipitation hardened and strengthened by heat treatments. This makes possible a high degree of uniformity in developing maximum strength, which can be duplicated application after application. Alloy A286 steel is rolled or forged from temperature of 1038/1121 ?C using a short soaking period. Alloy 286 steel is slightly more resistance to deformation than the austentitic stainless steels during hot working. Do not forge below 927 ?C. In the solution treated condition,alloy A286 can be satisfactorily cold drawn and formed. It is somewhat stiffer than stainless steels such as Types 316 and 310,and it work hardens rapidly. In general, the high temperature steel alloys are more difficult to machine than stainless steels. However, the iron-base alloy group, of which alloy A286 is a member, is easier to machine than the nickel-based precipitation-hardening grades such as alloy 718 or cobalt-bearing grades such as alloy 41. Carbide insert tools are commonly used where possible.