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26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 11.6 in 1.5 in $4.70
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BS26C-0040-116015 19

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 1.5 in $9.50
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BS26C-0040-235015 22

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $6.20
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BS26C-0040-116020 6

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 2.0 in $12.60
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BS26C-0040-235020 13

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 11.6 in 2.2 in $6.90
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BS26C-0040-116022 7

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 2.2 in $13.90
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BS26C-0040-235022 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 11.6 in 2.3 in $7.20
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BS26C-0040-116023 8

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 2.3 in $14.50
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BS26C-0040-235023 6

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 11.6 in 2.4 in $7.50
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BS26C-0040-116024 16

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 2.4 in $15.20
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BS26C-0040-235024 6

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 11.6 in 2.5 in $7.80
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BS26C-0040-116025 4

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 2.5 in $15.80
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BS26C-0040-235025 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 11.6 in 3.0 in $9.40
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BS26C-0040-116030 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 3.0 in $19.00
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BS26C-0040-235030 13

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 5.5 in $34.70
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BS26C-0040-235055 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.040 in 23.5 in 11.6 in $73.30
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BS26C-0040-235116 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 11.6 in 1.5 in $8.70
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BS26C-0080-116015 17

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 23.5 in 1.5 in $17.60
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BS26C-0080-235015 8

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.078 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $11.30
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BS26C-0078-116020 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $11.60
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BS26C-0080-116020 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 23.5 in 2.0 in $23.50
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BS26C-0080-235020 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 35.5 in 2.0 in $35.50
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BS26C-0080-355020 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 23.5 in 2.2 in $25.80
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BS26C-0080-235022 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 11.6 in 2.3 in $13.30
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BS26C-0080-116023 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 23.5 in 2.3 in $27.00
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BS26C-0080-235023 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.078 in 11.6 in 2.4 in $13.60
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BS26C-0078-116024 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.078 in 11.6 in 2.5 in $14.10
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BS26C-0078-116025 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 11.6 in 3.0 in $17.40
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BS26C-0080-116030 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 23.5 in 3.0 in $35.20
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BS26C-0080-235030 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 23.5 in 5.4 in $63.40
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BS26C-0080-235054 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.078 in 23.5 in 11.6 in $132.80
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BS26C-0078-235116 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.080 in 23.5 in 11.6 in $136.20
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BS26C-0080-235116 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 11.6 in 1.5 in $8.10
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BS26C-0100-116015 20

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 1.5 in $16.50
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BS26C-0100-235015 15

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.104 in 23.5 in 1.5 in $30.80
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BS26C-0104-235015G 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.105 in 23.5 in 1.5 in $31.00
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BS26C-0105-235015G 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 35.5 in 1.5 in $24.90
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BS26C-0100-355015 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $10.90
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BS26C-0100-116020 10

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 2.0 in $22.00
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BS26C-0100-235020 6

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 35.5 in 2.0 in $33.20
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BS26C-0100-355020 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 11.6 in 2.2 in $11.90
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BS26C-0100-116022 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 2.2 in $24.20
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BS26C-0100-235022 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 11.6 in 2.3 in $12.50
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BS26C-0100-116023 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.103 in 11.6 in 2.3 in $23.20
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BS26C-0103-116023G 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 11.6 in 2.4 in $13.00
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BS26C-0100-116024 21

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 11.6 in 3.0 in $16.30
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BS26C-0100-116030 28

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 3.0 in $33.00
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BS26C-0100-235030 4

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 35.5 in 3.0 in $49.80
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BS26C-0100-355030 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 5.4 in $59.40
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BS26C-0100-235054 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 5.5 in $60.50
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BS26C-0100-235055 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 5.7 in $62.70
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BS26C-0100-235057 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 5.8 in $63.70
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BS26C-0100-235058 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 6.0 in $65.90
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BS26C-0100-235060 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.100 in 23.5 in 11.6 in $127.50
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BS26C-0100-235116 5

410SS / 26C3 San Mai

.110 in 14.6 in 2.0 in $153.10
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BS26C-0110-146020S 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 11.6 in 1.2 in $7.50
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BS26C-0118-116012 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 11.6 in 1.3 in $8.10
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BS26C-0118-116013 15

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.111 in 11.6 in 1.5 in $15.50
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BS26C-0111-116015G 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 11.6 in 1.5 in $9.40
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BS26C-0118-116015 18

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.119 in 11.6 in 1.5 in $16.10
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BS26C-0119-116015G 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 23.5 in 1.5 in $19.00
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BS26C-0118-235015 15

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 11.6 in 1.8 in $11.20
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BS26C-0118-116018 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $12.50
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BS26C-0118-116020 15

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 23.5 in 2.0 in $25.30
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BS26C-0118-235020 15

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.129 in 11.6 in 2.3 in $25.90
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BS26C-0129-116023G 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 11.6 in 2.4 in $15.00
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BS26C-0118-116024 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 11.6 in 3.0 in $18.70
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BS26C-0118-116030 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 23.5 in 3.0 in $37.90
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BS26C-0118-235030 6

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 23.5 in 5.4 in $68.30
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BS26C-0118-235054 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.118 in 23.5 in 11.6 in $146.60
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BS26C-0118-235116 4

410SS / 26C3 San Mai

.115 in 13.2 in 1.9 in $134.60
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BS26C-0115-132019S 1

410SS / 26C3 San Mai

.120 in 12.6 in 2.0 in $141.20
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BS26C-0120-126020S 1

410SS / 26C3 San Mai

.120 in 13.0 in 2.0 in $145.60
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BS26C-0120-130020S 1

410SS / 26C3 San Mai

.120 in 13.1 in 2.0 in $146.80
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BS26C-0120-131020S 1

410SS / 26C3 San Mai

.120 in 13.3 in 2.1 in $156.50
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BS26C-0120-133021S 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 1.2 in $9.70
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BS26C-0144-116012 6

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 1.3 in $10.50
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BS26C-0144-116013 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 1.5 in $12.20
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BS26C-0144-116015 9

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 1.5 in $24.60
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BS26C-0144-235015 18

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 35.5 in 1.5 in $37.20
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BS26C-0144-355015 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 1.7 in $13.80
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BS26C-0144-116017 4

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 1.9 in $15.40
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BS26C-0144-116019 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $16.20
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BS26C-0144-116020 15

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 2.0 in $32.90
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BS26C-0144-235020 6

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 35.5 in 2.0 in $49.60
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BS26C-0144-355020 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 2.1 in $17.00
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BS26C-0144-116021 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 2.2 in $17.80
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BS26C-0144-116022 13

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 2.2 in $36.10
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BS26C-0144-235022 8

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 2.3 in $18.70
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BS26C-0144-116023 18

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 2.3 in $37.80
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BS26C-0144-235023 35

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 2.4 in $19.50
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BS26C-0144-116024 16

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 2.4 in $39.40
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BS26C-0144-235024 11

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 11.6 in 3.0 in $24.30
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BS26C-0144-116030 16

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 3.0 in $49.30
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BS26C-0144-235030 4

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 35.5 in 3.0 in $74.50
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BS26C-0144-355030 7

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 5.4 in $88.70
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BS26C-0144-235054 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 6.0 in $98.60
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BS26C-0144-235060 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, CRA

.144 in 23.5 in 8.4 in $138.00
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BS26C-0144-235084 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.234 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $32.50
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BS26C-0234-116020G 3

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 11.6 in 2.0 in $25.40
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BS26C-0250-116020 12

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, Flat Ground

.234 in 23.5 in 2.0 in $65.80
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BS26C-0234-235020G 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 23.5 in 2.0 in $51.50
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BS26C-0250-235020 10

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 35.5 in 2.0 in $77.80
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BS26C-0250-355020 4

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 23.5 in 2.5 in $64.30
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BS26C-0250-235025 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 11.6 in 3.0 in $38.10
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BS26C-0250-116030 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 23.5 in 3.0 in $77.20
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BS26C-0250-235030 5

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 35.5 in 3.0 in $116.60
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BS26C-0250-355030 2

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 23.5 in 5.6 in $144.10
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BS26C-0250-235056 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 23.5 in 6.0 in $154.40
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BS26C-0250-235060 1

26C3 Carbon Steel, B/U, HRPA

.250 in 23.5 in 11.6 in $298.60
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BS26C-0250-235116 2


26C3 Carbon Steel Information and Composition

Condition:
Our 26C3 has been properly annealed and is in the soft condition. You do not have to do any non-standard wasteful processes before heat treating. The steel must be heat treated to get to a hardened state. Follow the heat treat recipe and the steel will harden.

Ratings:
25 = Maximum Toughness
30 = Maximum Edge Holding

The rating scale is 0-100, 0 being minimum and 100 being maximum. The ratings are the maximum potential of the alloy. I do not recommend heat treating to the maximum value. Choose a heat treat recipe that results in the attributes you want.

Thank you to Dr Larrin Thomas for all the testing he performed and information he has provided. Buy his book Knife Engineering to learn more about knifemaking.

Alloy Comparison Table:

Description:
The composition of 26C3 is similar to Hitachi White steel. The steel is very clean with few alloying elements. The high carbon content helps the steel get very hard. The first knife we made tested just under HRC 68. This alloy is an excellent choice for knifemakers who want to make knives with a hamon.

Flat Ground:
Any alloy that has “Flat Ground” in the description has been Blanchard ground. Our tolerances for flat grinding are +-.001” across 12”. You can identify Blanchard grinding by circular grind marks. Do not be mislead by other descriptions. Others try to pass off less accurate types of grinding with lower tolerances as flat grinding. This is why we call out our tolerances.

Information Sources:
There are many sources of information regarding knifemaking. Some sources, like Dr. Larrin Thomas of Knife Steel Nerds, are excellent. Other sources are not as credible. It is important to vet the your information sources. Be careful of anyone who says the way to heat treat 1095 or O1 is to heat to non-magnetic and quench in used motor oil. Anyone who publishes this type of information is not credible. When possible, we use information from manufacturers and industry experts.

AI Information:
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26C3 Heat Treat Information:

Austenitize: It is critical to not exceed the maximum austenitize temperature. If you overshoot the maximum temperature by a small amount, toughness will go down dramatically.

Heat to 1,475°F. Soak for ten minutes.

Quench: The mill recommends quenching in water. We used Parks 50 with excellent results. The as quenched hardness we measured was a little under HRC 68.

Note: We do not recommend water quenching for damascus billets containing 26C3.

Temper: Temper twice for two hours each time.

Use the graph below to select your temperatures:


26C3 Certs

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BS26C BS26C-0040 BS26C-0060 BS26C-0080 BS26C-0100 BS26C-0120 BS26C-0140 BS26C-0160 BS26C-0180 BS26C-0200 BS26C-0220 BS26C-0240 BS26C-0260
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