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I am looking for a supplier of small sizes of bar stock.
Some background: I have a part I will be making that preferably would be made from an alloy steel. It will be heat treated 40-50 Rc and will need to flex a little. In the past I have made similar parts out of 4140, and while not ideal, they worked. This part finished is .150" x .200".
Local suppliers for steel have been getting worse and worse. Currently my smallest option for 4140 is 1/2" x 1". No one seems to carry 4130, or 4150, 4340 anymore. No 52100. None of the variety otherwise. Basically my options are 4140, 1018, and they can order in saw cut from plate A2 or D2.
I can get 8620 3/8 round, but I haven't decided if I want to mill the rounds into little flats.
I bought some 1018 1/4 x 1/4 that I found.... but would really prefer to find something better.
Any thoughts on finding other vendors? Searching steel suppliers gets me more of the same big companies that carry very little.
I am looking for a supplier of small sizes of bar stock.
Some background: I have a part I will be making that preferably would be made from an alloy steel. It will be heat treated 40-50 Rc and will need to flex a little. In the past I have made similar parts out of 4140, and while not ideal, they worked. This part finished is .150" x .200".
Local suppliers for steel have been getting worse and worse. Currently my smallest option for 4140 is 1/2" x 1". No one seems to carry 4130, or 4150, 4340 anymore. No 52100. None of the variety otherwise. Basically my options are 4140, 1018, and they can order in saw cut from plate A2 or D2.
I can get 8620 3/8 round, but I haven't decided if I want to mill the rounds into little flats.
I bought some 1018 1/4 x 1/4 that I found.... but would really prefer to find something better.
Any thoughts on finding other vendors? Searching steel suppliers gets me more of the same big companies that carry very little.