October 2012 Tube PrOducTs InTernaTIOnal
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business & market news
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.
“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
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.
sandvik Materials Technology
–
Sweden
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