52100
52100 noun: a common ball bearing metal, also used for blademaking, knifemaking. A high-carbon low-alloy chromium steel; typically containing 1.0% carbon and 1.5% chromium, with low silicon (0.25%) and manganese (0.35%).
Noun
52100 (uncountable)
- A common ball bearing metal, also used for blademaking, knifemaking. A high-carbon low-alloy chromium steel; typically containing 1.0% carbon and 1.5% chromium, with low silicon (0.25%) and manganese (0.35%).
- 52100 bearings developed the largest compressive residual stress.
- 52100 continues to be the most used bearing steel.
- Synonyms:
- 1.3505, 100Cr6, 52100 alloy steel, 52100 bearing steel, 52100 steel, 52100 steel alloy, AISI 52100, alloy steel 52100, ASTM 52100, DIN 1.3505
Synonyms of 52100
- 1.3505
- 100Cr6
- 52100 alloy steel
- 52100 bearing steel
- 52100 steel
- 52100 steel alloy
- AISI 52100
- alloy steel 52100
- ASTM 52100
- DIN 1.3505
4 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- EN 1.3505
- ISO 100Cr6
- SAE 52100
- UNI 100Cr6
Origin of 52100
Coined by the U.S. SAE iron and steel committee in 1919, replacing the earlier designation 52-95; being a 52-series iron alloy (steel).
Questions about 52100
- What does 52100 mean?
- 52100 means a common ball bearing metal, also used for blademaking, knifemaking. A high-carbon low-alloy chromium steel; typically containing 1.0% carbon and 1.5% chromium, with low silicon (0.25%) and manganese (0.35%).
- What part of speech is 52100?
- 52100 is a noun.
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