High Performance Steel - SES

All structural steel comes with a set of properties that determines how suitable it is for certain projects and functions. Some of the properties looked at in structural steel are its strength, weldibability, toughness, pliability, its resistance to corrosion, and its moldability. These properties determine how well steel performs and functions. 

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What is High Performance Steel? 

High performance steel is simply steel that is enhanced to give it optimum performance while being cost affective. High performance steel is enhanced in order to better its qualities. Qualities that are enhanced are things such as its strength, weldability, pliability, and its resistance to corrosion. 

Why Use High Performance Steel?

There are a couple of reasons why using high performance steel is beneficial for a project. Since this steel offers high performance in vital areas, they generally result in smaller steel pieces being used. This results in lighter structures all together.

High performance steel is significantly stronger than regular steel that is typically used in construction. This adds higher strength and safety to any project using this type of steel. 

Toughness is another property that is enhanced in high performance steel. The toughness of high-performance steel is significantly greater than regular steel typically used in construction sites. This toughness helps prevent and control brittle fracture and failure in the structure being built. It also has a higher crack tolerance. A higher crack tolerance in the steel gives professionals more time to see and repair any cracks that begin to form in the steel. This extra time helps the structure be more durable and safer.

Another property that is improved upon is the weldability of the steel. High performance steels aims to avoid hydrogen induced cracking. Hydrogen induced cracking is when the steel begins to blister because of high concentration of hydrogen caused during the welding process. When the cracks are small, they are a cause of no concern, however, if the steel is not strong enough it may become dangerous in the long run. 

High performance steel also has better resistance to corrosion than regular structural steel. This is important because the cost of maintenance of the structure will reduce significantly. This type of steel also has greater heat resistance.  

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What is High Performance Steel Used For? 

High performance steel is mainly used for the construction of bridges. However, its fibres can be added to concrete for projects that require high-flexural fatigue strength and high-wear resistance. These fibres can be added in the construction of heavy duty floors and roads, and for slope stabilization and precast applications. The fibres added to the concrete increase the tensile strength of the material. 

Traditional structural steel comes with long term expenses. The maintenance cost of traditional structural steel is higher than high performance steel because it needs to be painted and the rust needs to be removed various times during the structures lifetime. Pieces might need to be replaced if the steels condition is not up to standard. High performance steel cuts all of these costs due to its enhanced properties. Contact us and find out if high performance steel is right for your project. 

A subset of tool steel, high speed steel is referred to as the cutting steel. It is extensively used in drill bits and power saw blades. It is a vast improvement upon the high carbon steel tools which were widely in use during the s. Much like high speed steel, carbon steel also had the ability to endure high temperatures. However, with time moderation was required and gradually high speed steel was developed. It became more popular. HSS had Rockwell hardness of 60 at room temperature. It has strong resistance against wears and abrasions. Moreover, chemical elements such as tungsten, vanadium, cobalt, chromium or molybdenum also adds to the existing properties of high speed steel. Thus, there are various advantages of high speed steel. 

1. Impeccable hardness ' The hardness of high speed steel is incomparable to any other kinds of steel. The hardness of this tool steel makes it more demanding in the market and amongst stainless steel tool suppliers. Cutting tools have sharp edges due to the hardness features of high speed steel. The hardened characteristic of this steel retains for a lifetime. It is easier to grind compared to other materials. Filers, chisels etc. can be made with the extreme hardness provided by the high speed steel. Furthermore, the hardness of HSS does not naturally bring out the brittleness of the cutting tool. Another reason for the sudden popularity of HSS over carbon steel is this feature of retaining hardness even at high temperatures.
2. Resistance against wears ' As mentioned earlier, high speed steel exhibits resistance against wears and tears. This feature of high speed steel highly depends upon hardness and microstructures of the material. Times when extreme heat is applied on the high speed steel, the components easily hold the structure for long, without any cracks or tears. Because of this property, high speed steel makes an extremely reliable cutting tool material. 
3. Benefits of cobalt, tungsten, molybdenum etc. in HSS ' M42 is a grade of HSS with high cobalt content. This improves heat resistance and red hardness of the metal. Another significant advantage of cobalt content in HSS is the reduced cycle times for developing tools. The prime benefit of tungsten in HSS is that the final steel product offers extreme hot hardness. When 10% molybdenum is added to high speed steel, both hot hardness and toughness of the steel multiplies. In fact, these properties are effectively maintained even when HSS is exposed to high temperatures. Vanadium content in HSS increases the wear resistance of the finished tools. 
4. Great performance and excellent efficiency in high temperatures ' Cutting tools like high speed steel is excellent for impeccable milling works. The sharp edges and unparalleled efficiency of high speed steel makes it one of a kind. HSS functions at a very high speed compared to other alloys. With an assured long work life, high speed steel can be comfortably used at 650 degrees. Even the heat level of high speed steel is higher than other materials. 
5. Application ' High speed steel is used across various industries. Few of its widely used areas include ' manufacturing of drills, taps, tool bits, planet, jointer blades, router bits, saw blades etc. Nowadays, it is also being used for punches and dies. 

All these important factors of high speed steel bring out the cutting tool's significance in the market.

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