Steel 1095

Aging Procedure

Not applicable.

Annealing Procedure

Anneal at 1650 F and slow cool in the furnace.

Applications

Typically used for springs or cutting tools requiring sharp cutting edges such as grass or grain cutting tools.

Cold Workability

The alloy can be cold worked, but requires more force than the lower carbons steels in so doing.

Forgeability

Forging may be done at 2150 F down to 1750 F. Before forging the steel should be given a full anneal at 1650 F and slow cool so as to homogenize the alloy prior to forging.

Formability

Forming may be accomplished by conventional methods. However 1095 is more difficult to form and requires greater force to do so than for the lower carbon steels.

Hardening Procedure

Hardens by cold work or heat treatment. See "Heat Treatment" and "Tempering".

Heat Treatability

The steel may be hardened by heating to 1650 F and quenching in oil. This should be followed by a tempering heat treatment. For cutting tools it is common practice to harden only the cutting edge by induction heating and quenching so as to retain the toughness of the steel behind the hardened edge.

Hot Workability

Hot working may be done in the 900 to 200 F range.

Machinability

Machinability is relatively poor for 1095 alloy. It rates at 45% that of 1112 steel which is used as a 100% machinable reference.

Principle Design Features

This is a high carbon alloy of the plain carbon steel family. It is intended for high hardness and strength, but also tends to be brittle.

Tempering Procedure

Temper at 700 to 1300 F. This steel is capable of a Rockwell C 55 hardness at the lower tempering temperature.

Weldability

1095 may be welded by all of the welding methods. It is important to pre-heat at 500 to 600 F and post-heat the weldment at 1200 to 1450 F.