Technical Support / Metallurgical Lab

Magic Steel maintains a fully equipped metallurgical lab with an on staff Metallurgist and technician to:

  • Assist customers in material selection and die development
  • Verify that the ordered product will work in the intended application
  • Make certain the product is properly / economically packaged
  • Ensure that coil sizes maximize customer equipment limits (ID size, OD size, coil weight, lift weight, etc.)
  • Suggest possible alternative materials that could result in either improved performance or reduced cost for a customer.
  • Assist customer with material issues when a problem arises
Testing Capabilities

  • Chemistry (C, Mn, P, S, Al, Si, Ni, Cr, V, Mo, Ti, Cu, B, Nb)
  • Rockwell (HRB, HRC, 15T, 30T, 45T)
  • Tensile Strength
  • Yield Strength
  • Elongation
  • Strain Hardening Exponent (n-value)
  • Coating Thickness
  • Surface Roughness (Ra)
  • Olsen
  • Metallurgical Microscope - Grain Size
  • Circle Grid Analysis Equipment