M-Steel® is a low alloyed, or non-alloyed, steel that is the ultimate choice when you need superior machinability combined with exceptional toughness and fatigue strength. It enables higher cutting speeds and improved productivity. Tests show that it can reduce machining costs by 30–40 percent. Manifold success stories with customer cases have shown more than doubled tool life when machining components from M-Steel, reducing the true cost per component.
Reduced tool wear and increased productivity
In a highly competitive world, maximum utilization of machining equipment is of vital importance in order to minimize the time required to produce each single component. With cutting speeds up to 30 percent faster than conventional steel, M-Steel meets market demands for lower processing costs. In many circumstances the tool life span can be more than doubled when machining components from M-Steel. This not only saves on the actual machining time, but also reduces the true cost per component. Tool life and operational efficiency are also factors that have an impact on a business’s profitability. M-Steel has a consistent machinability from heat to heat, meaning that machines can be run with fixed high cutting rates and predictable tool change intervals from one production run to another. This makes them very suitable for un-manned production.
