From the heart of Hamilton’s industrial landscape, Latham Steel has built a reputation for dependable supply and expert knowledge. As a trusted local manufacturer and supplier, we specialise in providing high-quality EN 8 steel sheet and plate, offering our customers a robust and versatile material solution backed by genuine, on-the-ground support. Our team understands the demands of New Zealand industry, ensuring you receive the right grade and precise specifications for your projects, combining reliable material with a personal, dedicated service you can count on.
EN 8 is a versatile medium carbon steel known for its excellent balance of strength and machinability. Its composition, which includes a controlled manganese content, allows it to be heat-treated to achieve greater toughness and durability. In its normalized condition, it offers good tensile strength and impressive wear resistance. This ability to be hardened and tempered makes it a practical choice for engineers seeking a material that can be easily worked yet perform reliably under significant stress, striking that ideal chord between workability and performance.
| Thickness | from 3mm up to as thick as 150mm |
|---|---|
| Size | from 2000 x 1000mm up to 4000 x 2000mm |
| Length | 3000mm-18000mm |
| Supply Condition | As Rolled, Normalized Rolling, Furnace Normalizing, Vacuum Degassing, Simulated Post-Weld Heat Treatment or as per customer requirement. |
| Impact tested | -52° C |
| Process of Manufacturing | Hot-Rolled (HR) |
| Grade | C | Mn | P | S | Si |
| EN8 | 0.35 TO 0.45 | 0.60 TO 1.00 | 0.06 max | 0.06 max | 0.05 – 0.30 |
| Grade | HEAT TREATMENT | CORRESPONDING SPECIFICATION | |||||
| Hardening Temperature | Quenching Medium | Tempering Temperature | Brinell Rock well hardness | JAPAN JIS | AISI | POLDI THREAD | |
| EN-8 | 750-900 | OIL | 150-200 |  – |  – | – |  – |
We provide products that come with both mill test certificates and third-party test certificates, ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance.
The strength and adaptability of EN 8 sheet and plate make it a go-to material for a huge range of demanding applications. You’ll often find it used in the fabrication of heavy-duty gears, shafts, and bolts within the agricultural and engineering sectors, where its wear resistance is crucial. It’s also ideal for constructing durable frames, machinery bases, and hydraulic components. Essentially, wherever a project calls for a component that must withstand high stress, abrasion, and repeated impact, EN 8 provides a proven and cost-effective solution for builders and manufacturers across New Zealand.
Latham Steel is a leading manufacturer, supplier and exporter of high-quality Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Mild Steel and Galvanized Steel products. Our extensive product range includes Pipes, Tubes, Flanges, Pipe Fittings, Forged Fittings, Sheets and Plates, catering to various industries in Hamilton, New Zealand.
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