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What is 12L14 Cold Drawn Steel Bar?

Cold-drawn or cold finished 12L14 steel bar is a resulfurized and rephosphorized carbon steel. This grade is considered free machining, having excellent machinability due to its added sulfur, phosphorus, and lead. Due to its low carbon, this material has lower strength than other cold drawn grades. Eaton Steel Bar Company stocks several diameters of this grade to meet your demands quickly. We also supply 12L14 cold drawn bar to various industries like aerospace, automotive, and more.

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Applications

Typical applications for this grade include fittings, couplings, and valves.

Advantages

  • Excellent machinability
  • Various shape options
  • Wide variety of diameters in stock
  • High tensile and yield strength
  • Precision grade

Requirements

Eaton Steel Bar Company can meet the following specifications for this grade:

  • ASTM A108
  • ASTM A576

Shapes and Sizes

Eaton Steel Bar Company supplies 12L14 cold-drawn steel bar in a variety of sizes ranging from – 5/16”-11”. The shapes available for this grade include:

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12L14 Properties & Composition

 

Standard "12L14 Grade" Chemical Composition

Carbon (max) 0.15
Manganese 0.85-1.15
Phosphorus 0.04-0.09
Sulfur 0.26-0.35
Lead 0.15-0.35

 

Estimated Mechanical Property Ranges for "Grade 12L14"

Tensile strength (psi) 70,000 - 80,000
Yield strength (psi) 65,000 - 75,000
Elongation in 2” (%) 15 - 20
Reduction of area (%) 50 - 60
Brinell Hardness (BHN) 150 - 170
Machinability Index (%) 170