What Is Free-Cutting Steel? Key Properties and Applications

Free-Cutting Steel

Overview of Free-Cutting Steel Understanding Free-Cutting Steel Free-cutting steel (also referred to as machinable steel) is a type of alloy that has been specifically designed for the purpose of optimizing machining qualities. Contains certain alloying elements such as sulfur, phosphorus or lead. Free-cutting steel is mainly used to manufacture quality parts of 100% high-precision mechanical components […]