Hi all,
Does anyone know which grade of steel hammers are typically made from? Better still, a website where various grades of steel are matched up to their ideal applications?
cheers, cd
Hi all,
Does anyone know which grade of steel hammers are typically made from? Better still, a website where various grades of steel are matched up to their ideal applications?
cheers, cd
Medium carbon steel with case hardened faces.
Richard
There are many types of hammer: ball-pein, claw, sledge; I don't think there is a single answer. Also, when you ask about grades of steel and applications, do you mean *hammer* applications or *all* steel applications.
Steel is so versatile because the properties depend firstly on the composition and secondly (in many cases) the heat treatment. They also depend on the mechanical history. So a bit more detail on your specific interests would be helpful.
This site gives you the various British and European Standards applicable to steels:
This gives guidance on specification and selection:
As you can see, there is not a simple answer to your question
This article though not comprehensive explains the difference between struc tural steels normally low carbon steels known as mild steels typically 0.25 % carbon and the carbon steels which have enough carbon present to allow he at treatment. As you can see the steels used to produce hammers fall into t he lower carbon content carbon steels or medium carbon steel 0.5 - 0.75% ca rbon content. Steels with a carbon content between 0.75 - 1.25% are known a s high carbon steels and are mainly used to make cutting tools where a shar p edge needs to be maintained.
Richard
Toffee hammer, food grade stainless 304/ 316 :)
Coal miners in the old days used to use a small hammer which they called a doggy hammer. I don't know what they used it for.
Bill
Hammering in a coal mine can be dangerous.
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