the steel alloy can be machined easily, smoothly, and efficiently, and it can ensure a good surface finish on the steel.
Steel has considerable strength. As such, it achieves a delicate balance between workability, density, and toughness, making it a suitable metal for parts requiring mechanical loads and structural requirements. Typical steel alloys have strengths greater than 500MPa.
Another beneficial property of steel for machining and manufacturing is its high wear resistance. This property helps ensure that CNC-machined steel parts are more durable and last longer. Machinists further enhance the steel's wear and tear resistance through heat treatment and case hardening processes.
Steel is versatile and comes in different grades to suit unique applications. Whether mild steel, high-speed tool steel, or other different steel alloys, they can be used in the manufacturing of automotive, aerospace, electrical, or consumer and household goods.
Unlike typical iron metal steel, iron alloys have good corrosion resistance, a property of the alloy due to the chromium. This property allows steel to be used in harsh applications where parts may be exposed to moisture or corrosive chemicals.
Steel has low thermal expansion compared to many metals. Therefore, it maintains dimensional accuracy regardless of tight tolerance requirements even when exposed to different temperature changes, such as during machining.
CNC milling steel involves using a rotating tool to remove material from a steel workpiece. The process is versatile and produces machined steel parts with high precision and accuracy. It is the preferred CNC collaboration method for creating complex structures and shapes with contours in steel parts. Typical steel milling cutters include high-speed steel, carbide, and cobalt high-speed end mills.
The operation involves rotating the workpiece on a stationary lathe, gradually removing fragments of material to form a cylindrical CNC-machined steel part. Like all CNC operations, CN turning steel is highly efficient at maintaining dimensional accuracy in parts with tight tolerance requirements. This process mainly benefits the manufacturing of pins, shafts, and other rotating parts.
