[TheForge] S-5 Steel

[Dave Brown]

At 12:41 07/10/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Is anyone on the list familiar with S-5 steel?  I have used S-7 (very
>happily) to make punches, chisels, etc., both for hand use and for the
>treadle hammer.
>
>I was just given some S-5, and I am wondering in what way it differs....
>Thoughts?
>
>Harry Dunning

Harry,

Per the Delsteel site:

http://www.delsteel.com/html/about.html

            S5
                   Best general purpose tool steel for
                   maximum resistance to impact,
                   abrasion and fatigue. Oil or water
                   hardening with wide latitude in heat
                   treatment, offering variety of
                   characteristics depending on
                   application and good results even
                   under adverse conditions.

                   Hand and pneumatic chisels,
                   punches, dies, rivet sets, punch
                   stems, pipe driving tools, hot
                   cutters, blacksmith tools, steel
                   stamps.