MAXIVAL® FREE MACHINING STEELS
  The solution for improving machinability to stainless steel bar type 304 and 316.

Austenitic stainless steel is one of the most outstanding alloys of our time, with a worldwide distribution restricted by one problem: high costs due to difficulties in machining. To offer an acceptable solution the metallurgist has studied the problem and the producer has marketed Type 303, a Type 304 (18/8 stainless alloy) with a content of sulphur ten times greater. The solution with Type 303 however has two aspects:

1) A greatly increased machinability.
2) A reduced resistance to corrosion and fatigue due to the higher content of sulphides     presented in the structure.

The research departments of ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.P.A. have created a new product which offers the right solution to the problem of corrosion and fatigue whilst still maintaining a high degree of machinability. The result is MAXIVAL®

MAXIVAL® is a technologically advanced product which offers a high machinability standard without penalizing mechanical properties and the resistance to corrosion. The basic idea behind MAXIVAL® is the substitution of the high sulphur content, producing a steel with well distributed inclusions which:
1) Break the "chips" on machining;
2) Do not wear nor overheat the tools;
3) Do not weaken the metallic matrix;
4) Do not create corrosion points.

MAXIVAL® is a stainless steel resistant to corrosion, weldable and mechanically as strong as Type 304 and 316.
The advantages offered to a machine shop when working with MAXIVAL® are:
a) A greater number of machined pieces;
b) Less tool wear;
c) A reduction of down times for tool replacement.
 
Comparative Table
Grade Condition Hardness Depth of Cut Speed of Cut Tool insert Cutting speed up to collapse of tool
TiN with TiN (mtrs/min.) TiN without TiN (mtrs/min.)
MAXIVAL®304MV Annealed 160 1.5 0.4 P 35 175 135
MAXIVAL®304MV Hardened 200 1.5 0.4 P 35 150 115
MAXIVAL®304MV Hardened 240 1.5 0.4 P 35 130 100
AISI 304 Annealed 160 1.5 0.4 P 35 140 110
AISI 304 Hardened 200 1.5 0.4 P 35 120 95
AISI 304 Hardened 240 1.5 0.4 P 35 105 80
MAXIVAL®316MV Annealed 160 1.5 0.4 P 35 145 110
MAXIVAL®316MV Hardened 200 1.5 0.4 P 35 125 95
MAXIVAL®316MV Hardened 240 1.5 0.4 P 35 108 82
AISI 316 Annealed 160 1.5 0.4 P 35 115 90
AISI 316 Hardened 200 1.5 0.4 P 35 100 80
AISI 316 Hardened 240 1.5 0.4 P 35 88 68
 
       

 

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