Sandvik Swedish Steel Bandsaw Strip
Sandvik Steel is one of the world's largest manufacturers of bandsaw strip steel; strip distinguished by consistently high quality, which assures its customers high productivity and reliability in the production of bandsaws for sawmills, timber importers and the joinery trade.
Sandvik, at its mill in Sandviken, Sweden, has been manufacturing strip steel for demanding applications for over a century. Hardened and tempered strip steel for the production of bandsaws has always been one of the cornerstones of its product programme. In fact, Sandvik has pioneered the worldwide supply of strip steel in bright polished and Super Blue surface finishes for this application. The features of blades made from Sandvik Super Blue bandsaw strip include the ability to retain tension and flatness longer, less build-up on blades together with lower friction between blade guides.
Extensive development work is constantly undertaken, working closely with customers and end users in saw mills, forestry industries and joinery factories throughout the world. It is through this close co-operation that Sandvik bandsaw strip has achieved an enviable reputation for surface finish, flatness and edge straightness.
Sandvik has full control of the steel properties, from the right chemistry of the melt to the required dimensional accuracy of the finished strip. From beginning to end, steel strip production is monitored by a Statistical Process Control System,part of an intensive GA system which is approved by official inspection agencies and regulatory authorities.
Long experience of strip manufacture, wide-ranging market knowledge, advanced technical equipment and skilled engineers mean Sandvik enjoy H&D resources among the finest in the steel industry. They also enjoy a unique system of inventory management, wholly computerized and based on their worldwide network of warehouses, dedicated to delivering the right product at the right time
Technical Information
Steel Grades
Sandvik 15 LM (AISI 1074, W. -Nr.1.1248)
For smaller sizes
G = 0.75%. Si = 0.2%. Mn = 0.75%
Sandvik 15 N2
For larger sizes
G = 0.75%. Si = 0.25% Mn = 0.35%. Ni = 2.0%
Finishes
Square smooth edges.
Flatness: Maximum out of flat across the strip
width 0.15%.
Surfaces: Bright polished and Super Blue.
Excellent straightness is achieved by our specially developed
edging techniques.
Marking
Sandvik bandsaw strip steel is supplied branded
SANDVIK MADE IN SWEDEN.
Mechanical Properties
| Strip thickness | Tensile strength | Hardness | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mm | inch | N/mm2 | HRC |
| <=1.83 | <=0.072 | 1450 ± 80 | 42-46 |
| >1.83 | >0.072 | 1350 ± 60 | 40-43 |
Deviation from Straightness
| Strip width | Maximum deviation from straightness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mm | inch | mm/0.9m | inch/3ft | mm/3m | inch/10ft |
| <50 | <1.97 | 0.50 | 0.020 | - | - |
| 50-185 | 1.97-7.28 | 0.35 | 0.014 | - | - |
| >185 | >7.28 | 0.10 | 0.004 | 0.6 | 0.025 |
Sandvik Steel has a quality system approved to ISO 9001/EN 29001 and valid for all products. The system has also been accepted to other standards by internationally recognised organisations, for particularly demanding applications.