Steel 1084 Rectangular Bar 3" x 0.1" Retail Price

About 1084|High-carbon steel (0.84% carbon). A knifemaker's favorite because it hits a sweet spot between hardness, toughness, and simplicity of heat treatment. Hardens to HRC 60-62 with a simple water or oil quench and doesn't need exotic heat treat procedures. More forgiving than 1095. Used for blades, cutting tools, punches, and high-wear components. Machine annealed, then heat treat. Compare to 1095 (slightly harder, more brittle) and 1075 (slightly softer, tougher).

About Rectangular Bar|Solid rectangular cross-section stock. Functionally similar to flat bar but typically available in thicker, chunkier profiles. The naming varies by supplier — what one calls rectangular bar, another calls flat bar. Used for keys, gibs, wear strips, brackets, and any part where a rectangular starting profile saves setup time versus milling from plate.