Starrett Low Carbon Steel Flat Stock

Starrett Low Carbon Steel Flat Stock (Starrett 498 series) is precision ground flat bar stock for toolroom, machine shop and fabrication work. It is a fine-grained, roughly .20 carbon steel, very similar to AISI 1018. It suits parts that don't need the deep hardening or higher cost of heat-treated tool steel. Thicknesses of 1/8" and under are made from AISI 1010 material.

Key Features:

• Ground straight and parallel for accurate, repeatable results
• Machines easily to a good finish
• Can be used unhardened, or carburized or case hardened when a harder surface is needed
• Low carbon steel costs much less than tool steel ground flat stock
• Made by Starrett, which uses its own ground flat stock in many of its precision tool parts

Typical Applications:

• Jigs and fixtures
• Stripper plates, blanking plates, punch pads and die plates
• Templates and patterns
• Machine and component parts

Choose the thickness and width that match your project from the available options in this product line.