440M (1.4116N) Stainless Steel

440M (1.4116N) quality stainless steel material, which is called the more advanced version of 440B (1.4112) and 440C (1.4125) quality materials and developed by the FRENCH UGITECH factory, has a better corrosion resistance and much better workability when compared to its equivalent. The most important feature of this quality material is that it can rise to very high hardness after heat treatment. 440M (1.4116N) quality material, 440A (1.4112) and 440C (1.4125) quality material AZOT (NITROGEN) was added and developed by FRENCH UGITECH factory. After heat treatment, the hardness of this material which can be approximately 57-60 HRC hardness is close to 420 (1.4034) quality material.

Grading Quality Characteristics

General features	Point	Explanation
Corrosion Resistance		Since this material contains quite a large amount of carbon, it is not very good in terms of its corrosion resistance in extremely extreme conditional environments. On the other hand, 440B (1.4112) and 440C (1.4125) is a material with better corrosion resistance than quality materials.
Mechanical Properties		This material has an average mechanical strength prior to heat treatment, but after the heat treatment, the mechanical value of this material can be quite high.
Vulnerability to be beaten		Such materials are not suitable for being hit because of the high carbon they contain and are not suitable for such a process.
Weldability		Due to its high carbon level, this quality is not a very suitable stainless steel grade for welding.
the machinability		With respect to machinability, this material has almost the same degree of workability as the 420 (1.4034) quality material and has better processability than the 440B (1.4112) and 440C (1.4125) quality materials. The high carbon content helps to easily crush the chips of the material and to minimize the sawdust during processing.
Note: The points are indicated on 5 and are intended to facilitate the understanding of the nature of the material. It is only intended to make comparisons between qualities without relying on any value.

Usage areas

This quality material, which is produced as equivalent to 440B and 440C grades, can be used in almost all areas where high surface hardness is desired. This quality material, also called knife material, can be used in all kinds of drill bits where high hardness is required, in medical parts, in places where friction induced wear is present.