CRUCIBLE 15-5 is a Premium Quality precipitation-hardening stainless steel which is capable or high strength and hardness levels after a relatively simple heat-treatment procedure. This grade is Vacuum Arc remelted for improved cleanliness. CRUCIBLE 15-5 is martensitic and magnetic in both the solution-treated and precipitation-hardneded conditions. It has a high resistance to crack propagation, good transverse properties, and corrosion resistance is normally superior to the regular mertensitic chromium-type stainless steel.
Because of the single low-temperature (900 to 1150°F) precipitation-hardening heat treatment of this grade, scaling and distortion are virtually eliminated. This enables material to be finish machined to close tolerances prior to heat treatment.