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WATER HARDENING DRILL ROD INFO DOC

W-1 Drill Rod is the most popular, versatile, and least expensive grade of drill rod. W-1's high carbon content allows it to be used often without heat treatment. For maintenance applications it provides toughness and maximum wear resistance.

Use for Chisels, Knives, Punches, Razors, Sheers & Tooling.

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Chemical Composition

  • Carbon .95/1.05
  • Maganese .30/.40
  • Silicon .10/.25
  • Phosphorus .025 max.
  • Sulphur .025 max.
  • Chromium .15 max
  • Vanadium .10 max.
  • Tungsten .15 max
  • Molybdenum .10 max

Tolerances Standard Diameter

  • .06250 to 0.1240 +/- .0003"
  • .01250 to 0.4990 +/- .0005"
  • .05000 to 3.000 +/- .0010"
  • Straightness
  • .005" Max TIR in 12"
  • + .12500 - 0.00"
  • Standard Length Tolerance
  • + .12500 -0.00"

Specifications

  • UNS T72301
  • +SAE J-437
  • STM A-686-92
  • Federal QQT-580-Rev C
  • Surface Finish

Surface Finish

  • .06250 to 0.12499 10 RMS
  • 0.12500 to 0.4999 15 RMS
  • 0.5000 to 0.87499 20 RMS
  • 0.8750 to 3.000 30 RMS

Fractional Sizes Available in 3' & 12' Length

  • 1/16"
  • 5/64"
  • 3/32"
  • 7/64"
  • 1/8"
  • 9/64"
  • 5/32"
  • 11/64"
  • 3/16"
  • 13/64"
  • 7/32"
  • 15/64"
  • 1/4"
  • 17/64"
  • 9/32"
  • 19/64"
  • 5/16"
  • 21/64"
  • 11/32"
  • 23/64"
  • 3/8"
  • 25/64"
  • 13/32"
  • 27/64"
  • 7/16"
  • 29/64"
  • 15/32"
  • 31/64"
  • 1/2"
  • 33/64"
  • 17/32"
  • 35/64"
  • 9/16"
  • 37/64"
  • 19/32"
  • 39/64"
  • 5/8"
  • 41/64"
  • 21/32"
  • 43/64"
  • 11/16"
  • 45/64"
  • 23/32"
  • 47/64"
  • 3/4"
  • 49/64"
  • 25/32"
  • 51/64"
  • 13/16"
  • 53/64"
  • 27/32"
  • 55/64"
  • 7/8"
  • 57/64"
  • 29/32"
  • 59/64"
  • 15/16"
  • 61/64"
  • 31/32"
  • 63/64"
  • 1"
  • 1-1/32"
  • 1-1/16"
  • 1-3/32"
  • 1-1/8"
  • 1-5/32"
  • 1-3/16"
  • 1-7/32"
  • 1-1/4"
  • 1-9/32"
  • 1-5/16"
  • 1-11/32"
  • 1-3/8"
  • 1-13/32"
  • 1-7/16"
  • 1-15/32"
  • 1-1/2"
  • 1-9/16"
  • 1-5/8"
  • 1-11/16"
  • 1-3/4"
  • 1-13/16"
  • 1-7/8"
  • 1-15/16"
  • 2"

Letter Sizes Available in 3' & 12' Length

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

Number / Wire Sizes Available in 3' & 12' Length

  • 01
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  • 03
  • 04
  • 05
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  • 07
  • 08
  • 09
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
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  • 45
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  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52

Metric Sizes Available in 3' Length

  • 2
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  • 5
  • 6
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  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
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