Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] W-1 Drill rod and UK

In a message dated 1/6/2005 12:20:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,
reply101@... writes:

So does somebody know what the equivalent of W-1 Drill rod is in UK speak.<<
"W-1" simply means "Water-hardenable, grade 1. I have NO clue what "grade
2" would be, IF there is any such. The only other two like designations I
know are "O-1" for "Oil-hardenable", and "A-1" for "Air-hardenable (heat
orange-hot, then let cool in air; no quenching). ALL three are sometimes called
"Sheffield steel" (Yes, the Sheffield in England!). Surely someone there knows
the UK-speak translations for what we Yanks call 'em!

Lotsa luck! Jan Rowland (Irreverent Yank)





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