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Leaded Steel
Steel
Lead is added to steel to enhance its machinability, and is a key feature of premium low-carbon free-cutting (free-machining) steels. Lead’s much lower melting point and the fact that it is insoluble in steel, means that during machining it melts and forms a lubricating layer at the point of contact between machining tool and the steel being turned, milled or drilled. This lubrication allows faster machining through higher rotational and material feed speeds, and enhances cutting tool life. The lead in the steel also helps reduce deformation stresses.
Related Terms
Carbon Steel,
Deep Drawing Steel,
Electrical Steel,
Free-Cutting Steel,
High Speed Steel,
Killed Steel,
Mild Steel,
Rimmed Steel,
Special Steels,
Steel,
Steel Intensity,
Structural Steel,
Ultra Light Steel Auto Body,
Tool Steel,
Tin Free Steel,
Alloy steel,
Crude Steel,
Iron and Steel
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