[TheForge] Decoding steel code

[Larry]

Also Admiral Steel has info on their site at:
http://www.admiralsteel.com/reference/reference.html

Larry

Shannell wrote:

> Well if you are working with gold just pay someone to tell you what steel
> youve got :)
>
> www.principalmetals.com has a lot of this info
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <BillyBob29@aol.com>
> To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:44 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Decoding steel code
>
> >
> >        Could someone tell me how to decode the numbers with steel such as
> > B1065 or W1  O1 or where I could look to figure it out. I am wanting to
> get
> > some tool steel to make Repousse punches and would like to be able to
> figure
> > out how the steel was made and what is in it. Hope this makes since I work
> > with gold and such don't no anything about steel.
> >
> >        Thanks
> >
> > Billybob
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