‘Mak-A-Key’ Key Steel

Premium Key Steel for Reliable Engineering Applications

Key steel is a versatile and essential material in engineering, used primarily for securing rotating parts on shafts to transmit torque reliably and prevent slippage. Whether you're working in automotive repair, industrial machinery, or equipment manufacturing, our high-quality key steel provides the strength and precision needed for consistent performance.

Why Choose Our Key Steel?

Our key steel is manufactured to strict tolerances, offering a precise, uniform cross-section that ensures a snug and dependable fit. Available in a range of sizes, our key steel is cut to length and supplied ready for immediate use in applications where accurate alignment and dependable performance are critical. Here’s how our key steel can enhance your projects:

• Reliable Torque Transmission: Key steel is ideal for securely fastening gears, pulleys, and couplings onto shafts, enabling reliable torque transmission in mechanical systems.
• Machinable and Easy to Work With: Our key steel is straightforward to machine, making it easy to customise lengths, shapes, or profiles to meet specific requirements.
• Corrosion Resistance: With options available in corrosion-resistant steel, our key steel is suitable for harsh environments, ensuring longevity and consistent performance even in demanding conditions.

Key Features of Our Key Steel

Our key steel is crafted with exacting standards to provide the properties needed for diverse applications in engineering and machinery:

• High Strength and Durability: Our key steel is designed to withstand significant loads and wear, making it ideal for heavy-duty applications where durability is essential.
• Precision Tolerances: Manufactured to tight tolerances, our key steel ensures a precise fit, helping to prevent slippage and ensuring that torque is transmitted efficiently and reliably.
• Versatile Applications: From securing gears and pulleys to positioning components on shafts, our key steel is suitable for a wide array of uses in automotive, industrial, and construction projects.

Key Steel Available in a Range of Sizes and Profiles

We supply key steel in a variety of sizes, ensuring you can find the right option for any application. Each piece is cut to length for ease of installation and can be modified to fit specific needs. Our most popular options include:

• Square Key Steel: A standard choice for many applications, square key steel is widely used to secure parts on a rotating shaft, preventing movement and ensuring consistent operation.
• Rectangular Key Steel: Often chosen for larger machinery, rectangular key steel provides an increased contact area and higher resistance to stress, making it suitable for demanding applications.

Trusted Key Steel Suppliers

As trusted key steel suppliers, we’re dedicated to providing only the highest quality products. Our key steel is crafted to meet industry standards for strength, accuracy, and performance. With a wide range of sizes and profiles available, our key steel is ready to meet the requirements of any project – from machinery maintenance and automotive repair to equipment manufacturing and custom engineering.

Buy Key Steel with Confidence

When you buy key steel from us, you’re investing in precision-engineered materials that deliver dependable performance every time. Our online store makes it easy to browse, compare, and select the right key steel for your needs, with custom sizing options available on request.

Our Key Steel is sold in 305mm lengths and is available in Carbon and Stainless grade to ASTM A108 and DIN 6880 with sizes ranging from:

Carbon

• Metric: 4mm x 4mm x305mm – 36mm x 20 x 305mm
• Imperial: 1/8” x 1/8” x 12” – 1 ¼” – 1 ¼” x 12”

Stainless

• Metric: 4mm x 4mm x 305 mm – 14mm x 14mm x 305mm
• Imperial: 1/8” x 1/8” x 12” – ¾”x ¾” x 12”