SOME STAINLESS STUFF

August 31, 2003

What the heck is the problem with 300 series Stainless Steel? It doesn't seem to
matter how many times I take a mill cut on it, it never stays flat.

Two things you can do:

1) If you have larger, intricate parts that have some difficult flatness callouts, the
material must be solution annealed. I don't want to go into a big long story of how I
came across this, but trust me it works. The process involves bringing the raw
Accudyne Corp. material up to a temperature of 1900° farenheit and after it has reached that
2835 S. Raritan St. temperature it must be held there for one hour, then quick cooled in a nitrogen
Englewood, CO 80110 US
ph. 303.991.1500
atmosphere. If the parts are substantially large, material should be cut to size before
Fx. 303.991.1921 annealing. It is well worth the extra price per pound to have this done. Check with
dan@eztram.com your local heat treater.

2) If you have a smaller 300 series SS part that requires flatness on one side, rough
the part in, leaving .010" - .015" of material (you be the judge). Release the part in
the vise and then snug up the vise just enough to hold the part for the finish cut. The
last cut must be made with sharp tooling. A beneficial side effect of this process
(using a sharp tool on your finish pass) is that the burrs almost fall off the part. By
the way, dull tools used in the roughing process will put more stress in the part which
will affect final flatness.

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