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Complexity of Specifications The Implications of Steelmaking, Standards, and Brands on Material Specification In short, the world of key stock is confusing and nonstandardized. For the user, it is important to note: • Producing key stock is more difficult than it looks. • Imperial (inch) product tends to be close tolerance oversized if called ”key stock” and wider tolerance undersized if called ”bar stock.”
The addition of other features and attributes such as heat treatment can further complicate production of shaft keys. Heat treatment can relieve material stresses, and parts can swell and shrink. In close tolerance key stock applications, the addition of heat treatment can result in additional processing costs for stress relieving, grinding, or milling. The engineer and designer should carefully work with Huyett engineers to find the right balance of specification and costs, so that the part yields desirable mechanical benefits at the desired cost.
• Metric (mm) parts are nearly always close tolerance undersized.
Contact our engineering team at engineering@huyett.com for immediate assistance.
• The tighter the tolerance the more the product costs to manufacture.
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