Carpenter Launches New Alloy Being Used in Knife Blade Applications
Wyomissing, PA (October 6, 2009) – Carpenter Technology Corp. (NYSE: CRS), Wyomissing, PA, USA, is introducing Carpenter CTS BD1, a new alloy that is part of the Carpenter CTS™ alloys suite. These particular alloys offer many attributes making them attractive for use in consumer, industrial and medical knife blade applications.
Carpenter CTS BD1 is a premium melted stainless steel containing certain metal additions that offer characteristics such as enhanced knife blade edge retention at a competitive cost.
The Carpenter CTS family of alloys offers superior edge retention and surface finish as well as an ability to be machined to a fine edge and consistent heat-treatability from lot to lot. These attributes make the Carpenter CTS alloys strong candidates for a wide array of blade applications, including commercial food processing, paper processing, textile, packaging, recycling/refuse, kitchen knives, hand tools, scissors/shears, shaving razors, sport/hunting knives, ice skates, military/defense, law enforcement, salon blades and various surgical/medical applications.
The other alloys in the Carpenter CTS suite are CTS 40CP (Micro-Melt® 440C), CTS XHP (Micro-Melt 440-XH® alloy), CTS 10 (410 stainless), CTS 20 (420 stainless), CTS 40A (Type 440A), CTS 40C (Type 440C), CTS TMT (Trinamet® stainless), CTS 20CP (Micro-Melt 420-CW), CTS B52 (VIM-VAR 52100), CTS B90 (X-90), CTS B75 (S42700), CTS B70 (CRB-7® alloy) and CTS 204P (Micro-Melt 20-4).
Ten of the Carpenter CTS alloys (CTS B52, CTS 40C, CTS B90, CTS B75, CTS B70, CTS BD1, CTS 40CP, CTS 204P, CTS XHP and CTS 20CP) are being offered in strip form for the first time. CTS 40CP, CTS XHP, CTS 20CP and CTS 204P are manufactured using powder metallurgy.
All of the Carpenter CTS alloys are produced with stringent quality control from melting through shipment. Carpenter offers technical support for customers with questions about the Carpenter CTS alloys and a new Selectaloy tool is available to aid customers with alloy selection. The Carpenter CTS alloys are available for sale directly from Carpenter.
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About Carpenter CTS alloys
For more information about the Carpenter CTS™ family of alloys, including the Selectaloy diagram and other Carpenter alloys, visit Carpenter’s website at www.cartech.com, e-mail service@cartech.com or telephone (610) 208-2000 or (800) 654-6543.
Carpenter Technology Corporation, based in Wyomissing, PA, USA, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialty metals including stainless steel and titanium and various engineered products.
