SAE 8640, 4 1/2″ Round Bar Forging Stock, Steel Dynamics, @ 166000 lbs – West Coast
Asking $0.66 per lb, current market $0.77
Lots:
(1) 166074 lbs – Steel Dynamics
Alloy steel 8640 is used in many industries, including aerospace, automotive, defense, and oil and gas. It’s also used in the military.
- Aircraft:Â Landing gear, airframes
- Automotive:Â Crankshafts, axles, pistons, engine parts, chassis, and structural components
- Defense:Â Used in military applications
- Oil and gas:Â Used in the oil and gas industry
- Tools:Â Forged hand tools, gears, firearm components
- Alloy steel 8640 is a special alloy steel that includes chromium, manganese, and molybdenum.Â
- It has lower carbon levels than most alloys, which allows it to respond better to mechanical and heat treatments.Â
- It’s formulated for primary forming into wrought products.Â
Other names SAE-AISI 8640 steel, SNCM240, and G86400.Â
- Forged bars and flanges
- Forged valves, tubes, and fittings
- Forged fasteners
- Forged rings