to voestalpine AG English VALUE & INNOVATION PRODUCTS & BRANDS COMMUNICATION COMPANY NEWS Home > PRODUCTS & BRANDS > Wisconstrip > Strip Steel for Hand Tools > Specification Products - Made in United States The engineering staff of voestalpine Precision Strip WI in our site in Wisconsin has a combined more than 60 years of experience in the special niche of the precision strip steel industry, especially in the field of hardened and tempered products. Strip Steel for Hand Tools Teilen Mechanical Trowel Steel Mechanical trowel steel is used to fabricate trowel blades for motorized concrete surface finishing machines. The material is stamped into blades which include the blanking of mounting holes. The blade is also formed, -i.e.-, bent at an angle along the length of both edges. The blades end up mounted in a finishing machine which is used to smooth out the surface of concrete floors after pouring. High hardness and uniform structure are critical for good wear resistance and even wear when working with the rough concrete surface. In addition to the uniformity, a fine grained structure is necessary for the blanking of these rather heavy cross sections. Smooth edges are important for an even floor finish. Grades: C75 and C75Cr1 Range of dimensions Standard thicknesses 0.062", 0.074", 0.082" and 0.092" Standard widths 6.000" and 8.125" Surface finish bright polished, gold polished, blue polished Critical parameters Flatness - 0.001" PIW Hardness: HRC 42 - 45 (0.062") HRC 41 - 44 (0.074") HRC 40 - 43 (0.082") HRC 39 - 41 (0.092") Edge - smooth, deburred Taping Knife Steel Taping Knife Steel is used to manufacture Taping Knives for use in mounting drywall. The knives are used to smooth the seams at adjacent drywall panels. Grades: C100 Range of Dimensions Standard Thicknesses 0.0180" Standard Widths 3.875" and 5.000" Surface Finish blue polished Critical Parameters Finish - uniform blue polished Flatness - 0.001" PIW Hardness - HRC 49 - 51 Hand Trowel Steel Used to manufacture Hand Trowels used in the manual finishing of concrete floors and in the spreading of adhesive used in laying ceramic tile flooring. Grades: C75 and C100 Range of Dimensions Standard Thicknesses 0.020" and 0.026" Standard Widths 3.500", 4.000" and 4.500". Surface Finish bright polished and blue polished Critical Parameters Flatness - 0.001" PIW Hardness - 48 - 50 Finish - uniform bright or blue About voestalpine Precision Strip voestalpine Precision Strip is a manufacturer of cold-rolled strip steel meeting the highest quality standards available. With our production and distributions companies in Austria, Sweden and the United States as well as our sales subsidiaries in the United States, China, Spain and Mexico we employ around 1200 staff members and export our products for over 270 Mio € to over 80 countries worldwide. Links Company Values Sales Contacts Terms & Conditions © 2017 voestalpine Precision Strip GmbH Waidhofner Strasse 3, A-3333 Boehlerwerk, Austria T: 43/7442/600-0 precision-strip@voestalpine.com Impressum Data Privacy This website uses technologies such as cookies and comparable functions for processing information that help us to improve the user experience of the website. Because your privacy is important to us, we ask for your permission to use these technologies. You can withdraw your consent. See our privacy policy. Accept all Only necessary Settings