Kinetics MIM 4605 Low Alloy Steel (Austempered)

Low alloy steel, carbon, nickel, molybdenum. A multi-purpose, economical material that offers various strength, hardness, and wear resistance properties depending if it is heat treated and the heat treat process used. Magnetic. Can be plated or coated for corrosion resistance. Used by a very wide range of industries including, automotive, consumer product, firearms, power hand tools, structural, and applications where good strength, hardness and wear resistance is required.The as-sintered condition offers better elongation, but with lower hardness and strength. An austemper heat treat imparts some spring characteristics to the material, while increasing hardness, wear resistance, and impact strength over that of an as-sintered part. Case hardening offers very good surface hardness and wear resistance with improved impact strength over that of a quench & tempered or austempered part. A quench & temper heat treat is a typical and economical process that offers various strength and wear resistance properties depending upon the final hardness.Property values reported are typical for Kinetics' MIM products.Metal Injection Molding General Notes: Fine metal powders (generally