The machinability of a material refers to the ease with which a metal can be machined to a bench marked surface finish in comparison to materials.
Materials with with a high level of machinability require little power to complete the machining process, in general terms a good finish that is easy to obtain with low levels of tool wear many steel manufactures refer to these materials as free machining. The factors
that typically improve a materials maintainability properties often reduce the performance of the material with regard to other desirable properties of a material. To manufacture components economically, machinists are challenged to find ways to improve machinability without
compromising the performance of other properties.
The machinability of a material can be broken down into to a number of variables or factors such as the condition of work materials
and the physical properties of work materials.
The condition of the work material includes eight factors including the material micro structure, grain size, heat treatment, chemical composition,
fabrication, hardness, yield strength, and tensile strength.
CNC Machinist ALNO Product Services on the Central coast have experience machining the following materials
- Stainless Steels Grades - 303, 304, 304L, 316, 316L, 316LVM, 316SVM, 321, 431, 440A, 630
- High Speed Steel S600, S705 (Bohler)
- Hot Work Tool Steel W321 , W500 (Bohler)
- Tool Steels A2, A6, A10, O1A, D2,
- Nickle Iron ore Alloy - INVAR - KOVAR
- Nickle based Alloy - INCONEL & MONEL
- Titanium
- Platinum
- Gold
- Ferromagnetic Iron & Silicon Iron
- Pearlite & Multiphase Alloys
- Carbon Alloy Steel Grades 4118, 4120, 4121, 4130, 4135, 4137, 4140, 4142, 4145, 4147, 4150, 4161
- Composite Polymers - Peek Natural & Carbon Filled Peek
- Acetal
- PVC
- Brass
- Silver Steel
- Polycarbonate
- Acrylic
- Bronze Alloys
- Copper Alloys
- Nitinol
- Aluminum Alloys 1050, 1060, 5052, 5154, 6060, 6061 6063
- Ceramics - Alumina Zirconia
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