Description
Specs
- Material: AISI A-2 Air Hardened Tool Steel
- Product type: Oversize precision ground flat stock
- Thickness: 5/16 inch
- Width: 1 1/4 inch
- Length: 18 inches
- Finish: precision ground on faces; edges square
- Quantity: 1 piece
Features
- Oversize stock provides extra material for final milling to precise dimensions and flatness.
- AISI A-2 tool steel balances hardness, wear resistance, and machinability for tooling, dies, and fixtures.
- Air hardened property enables straightforward heat treatment to nominal tool hardness with good dimensional stability.
- Precision ground faces promote accurate fixturing and serve as a reliable starting blank for custom tooling.
- Single piece stock reduces setup changes in shop workflows.
Physical
- Weight: approximately 2.0 pounds
- Surface finish: precision ground faces; square edges ready for secondary operations
- Size reference: 5/16 inch thick x 1 1/4 inch wide x 18 inches long
Industry Used In
- Machine shops and metal fabrication for tooling blanks, precision fixtures, and jigs
- Tool and die making, including forming, stamping, and blanking applications
- Die casting and plastic tooling prep where custom reference blocks or base stock are required
- Mold making and prototype tooling; projects requiring custom tool blanks with high flatness
- Workshop fabrications and maintenance where durable, ground stock is needed for fixtures and gauges
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