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1214 Free Machining
General
Free Machining Bright Mild Steels (BMS) can be used in high precision machining applications for fine threads and the like. Characteristics include improved machinability, enhanced finish and better machinability arising from cold drawing or cold rolling. These steels should NOT BE USED FOR WELDED OR WELDING applications.
Characteristics
Free Cutting steels are widely used where high machinability is required at the expense of mechanical properties especially ductility, fatigue strangth and fracture toughness. BMS can be referred to as Merchant Quality Steel that is a traditional "mild steel" but with superior surface finish. The family of Merchant Quality Steels (BMS) is :
Carbon (C) | Silicon (Si) | Manganese (Mn) | Phosphorus (P) | Sulfur (S) | Lead (Pb) | |
Grade | Min. - Max. | Max. | Min. - Max. | Max. | Max. | Min. - Max. |
1214 | 0- 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.8-1.2 | 0.04-0.09 | 0.25-0.35 | 0.00 |
12L14 | 0- 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.8-1.2 | 0.04-0.09 | 0.25-0.35 | 0.15-0.35 |
Common Applications
Free Machining Bright Mild Steel (BMS) is used widely in the machining and engineering industries, BMS can be cut, formed & bent, threaded, drilled and welded for use in :
Automotive Applications
Pulleys
Brake Pistons
Hose Ends
fine threading applications
Edcon Steel Tips
1214 grade Free Machining Bright Mild Steel (FMB) is typically our stocked grade, 1030, 12L14 and 1040 may be available subject to enquiry, but we will normally stock 1214 grade.
Edcon Steel has good selections of common bar sizes at certain locations. Please feel free to browse our range online or call your local branch to check availability in your area. We can cut to size BMS Bar and ship Australia wide (subject to freight options in your area).
Other grades of Bars are available you might want to consider Bronze, 1020 Bright Mild Steel, 300 Plus Grade Round Bar
Tolerance on cutting may also be an issue for our customers. All our engineering bar cutting is saw cutting and there will be some variation in the face cut. Edcon Steel standard cutting tolerance is +/- 2mm. Cutting lists and dimensions provided by customers should allow for this tolerance. Further processes will be required to be carried out by our customers to achieve higher tolerances than stated above.
All stocked sizes of Free Machining Bright Bar can be cut to your sizes, so you only pay for what you need ( cutting charges will apply ).
Should you have specific requirements or specifications for your project, especially physical properties or tolerances, as well as quality requirements such as mill certificates you should email our sales team or call one of our branches to discuss your requirements prior to placing your order. Without a specific written request no quality documents of any kind will be provided with your goods, please ensure you request this prior to your order to avoid disappointment. Charges may apply to provide mill certs and the like.
Surface Preparation and Coatings
FMB is a Cold Drawn or Cold Rolled finish. This results in lower permissible depth of surface imperfections for bright bar and will be free of imperfections of hot rolled origin. Australian standards do not specify surface roughness, however, as a guide cold drawn bars have 0.1-0.8 mircons Ra.
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