TPi October 2012

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New European standard for steel hollow bar A new European standard for stainless steel hollow bar, with specified machinability properties, has now been approved and released. The standard, EN 10294-2: 2012 – Hollow bars for machining, sets out the technical delivery conditions of stainless steels and nickel alloys with specified machinability properties. detail of the standard and the minimum cutting speeds the material being supplied guarantees. The importance of the performance of our Sanmac products is something we have been discussing with our customers for a long time,” he added.

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“This long-awaited European standard really does support us as it clearly shows the advantage of using a truly machinability improved material over a basic standard alternative,” explained Christer Thorsson, global product manager for hollow bar at Sandvik. “Our Sanmac ® hollow bar range of stainless steel grades has been extensively developed and improved to provide increased machinability and fully meets the standard.” Sandvik states that productivity benefits such as reduced tool wear and increased cutting speeds are available when using Sanmac stainless steels, which can reduce the cost of components. These benefits are a direct result of research and development by Sandvik. “With the introduction of the new European standard there are a number of detailed requirements for the material supplier,” added Christer Thorsson. “One of these is to train existing as well as potential new customers in the MRC to acquire Chaparral MRC Global Inc has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of the operating assets of Cherokee, Oklahoma-based Chaparral Supply, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SandRidge Energy, Inc. Chaparral Supply provides pipe, valve and fitting products and oilfield supplies to its parent organisation, SandRidge Energy.

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