86L20 Cold-Drawn Steel Bar

86L20 is a low-carbon alloy with added lead to improve machinability. Beyond machinability, this carburizing alloy is known for its toughness and ductility, due to the added nickel, although its ductility is low at elevated temperatures. 86L20 also contains chromium and molybdenum, which contribute to its good case hardness and wear resistance. The combination of toughness, ductility, hardness, and wear resistance makes 86L20 an exceptional choice for demanding applications that need hardness and ductility.

King Steel carries 86L20 cold-drawn rounds, flats, round corner squares, hexes, octagons, and round edge flats in a variety of sizes and diameters.

Common Applications:

  • Gears
  • Spline Shafts
  • Axle Shafts
  • Crankshafts
  • Molds & Tooling
  • Pinions
  • Oil Pumps
Chemical Properties
Carbon 0.18-0.23
Manganese 0.70-0.90
Silicon 0.15-0.35
Nickel 0.40-0.70
Molybdenum 0.15-0.25
Chromium 0.40-0.60
Phosphorus 0.035 (max)
Sulfur 0.040 (max)
Lead 0.15-0.35

Shapes & Sizes Available

  • Rounds
  • Square
  • Round Corner Square
  • Hex
  • Octagon
  • Flats
  • Round Edge Overall Flats

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Process Services

King Steel offers a variety of value-added services to improve your workflow and quality control. Our processing capabilities include:

  • Turn and Polish
  • Cold Drawing
  • Annealing
  • Chamfering
  • Grinding
  • Quench and Temper
  • Heat Treated
  • Machine Straightening
  • Precision Saw Cutting
  • Custom Shapes
  • Shot Blast
  • Eddy Current Testing
  • Turn, Ground & Polished
  • Cold Drawn, & Polished
  • Straighten & Cut
  • Ultrasonic Testing
  • Pickle & Oil
  • Stress Relieve
  • Normalize
  • Case Hardening

Learn more about our processing capabilities.

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