Steel 9xc: description, specifications, reviews

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

9xc steel belongs to the tool type, which is characterized by two distinctive features: high hardness and excellent qualities in terms of strength. These and other features are due to the fact that tool materials have a special alloy composition, and are also made using special techniques.

Key Features

Metallurgical enterprises currently produce a huge number of different types of steel. The characteristics of steel 9xs led to the fact that it also belongs to the tool type, and the main feature is the content of chromium and silicon in the composition. The main application of this steel grade is the manufacture of objects for measuring, as well as for cutting and knife production. Most often used for products such as dies, reamers and combs.

High performance and mechanical characteristics have led to the fact that steel is actively used for the manufacture of elements and parts for which high demands are made on wear resistance, bending resistance and elasticity.

Good qualities

Knives made of 9xc steelare made due to the fact that it has the following advantages:

• The distribution of carbides in this grade of steel over the entire cross section is more uniform. This quality makes it possible to produce threading tools with fine thread pitch.
• Another advantage is that the grade of steel used to make knives is highly resistant to cracking.
• Another feature is that in the annealed state, an increased hardness of this alloy is manifested. In addition, it is quite easy to amenable to such an operation as calcination and is characterized by heat resistance. The same qualities are inherent in knives made of this material.

Alloy structure

The composition of 9xc steel includes many alloying elements. One of the main ones is chromium, the quantitative content of which ranges from 0.95% to 1.25%. The presence of this substance increases such a parameter as strength and hardness. In addition, chromium greatly improves corrosion resistance. Silicon, which is also present in the composition, has very similar properties, and its content is more than 1%. However, it is worth noting that because of it, plasticity and viscosity are slightly reduced. However, it is possible to significantly increase the threshold of such characteristics as cold brittleness and increase the yield threshold.

Heat treatment and reviews

The heat treatment procedure for 9xc steel takes place in electric furnaces. Inthe time of this procedure, you must follow the following:

• constantly control the heating temperature;
• necessary to control the metallographic structure of the material, magnetic permeability;
• constantly check the material for hardness.

For further processing, this steel is usually produced in sheet form. They usually differ from each other in sheet length and thickness.

As for the reviews, they are quite positive. Some users noted that even after the first use, it became clear that the tool was made of steel with high strength. Some people said that this knife is completely perfect. It was noted that the handle of this device is very comfortable, but it looks pretty good. To achieve this effect, stabilized wood with the addition of birch bark is used. Thanks to these factors, it becomes possible to use the knife even in severe frosts and without gloves. The blades themselves of these knives are made in a classic style and are pointed towards the end. It is located down and with a slight slope to make it even more convenient to use.