Custom Forged Block, Rectangle & Flat Advantages
Rectangle and flat forged steel blocks are often preferred to standard straight from the mill plate or bar steel stock due to the process's inherent advantages, including greater impact strength.
Stainless steel forging block is valued for several beneficial performance advantages it provides in high-pressure environments, applications in which corrosion resistance is essential, and any application in general that requires greater strength or longer life out of the finished parts.
Some advantages of forged blocks, rectangles, and flats from Great Lakes Forge include:
Quickest lead times in the industry
Wide range of stainless, carbon, and alloy steels
Milling capabilities that bring the product closer to size at reasonable costs
Quality controlled heat treating that produces a consistent product
Testing capabilities to ensure quality and adhere to your requirements
Ideal for prototypes and short-run situations
Produce sizes that aren’t available in plate or bar stock
Since our base stainless steel forged blocks material is of better quality than bar stock, our customers receive the finest forged steel blocks, rectangles, and flats available. At Great Lakes Forge, we have the inventory and the capabilities to create forged steel blocks with carbon & alloy steels at maximum size capacities, including:
1045
4140
4150
4340
15-5 VAR
17-4 PH
316
304
Custom 450
13-8 MO
303
440 C
Nitronic 50
As a custom forged blocks, rectangles, and flats manufacturer, we can also create steel blocks in smaller sizes in any of the over 100 materials we work with, including multiple grades of stainless steel. Contact us for more information or request a quote on forged steel blocks today!
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