Founded over 70 years ago, Griggs Steel is a distributor and service center specializing in high-speed steel for the tool industry. When you partner with us, you’ll benefit from quick turnaround times (1 to 2 days for rod and bar products, 3 to 4 days for block and plate products), same-day shipping on urgent orders, flexible ordering, including bulk ordering capabilities, quality certifications, and ongoing support from our knowledgeable team. No matter what you need, we can source it for you.
Griggs Steel only sells the finest premium HSS that can withstand the rugged, heavy-duty nature of most agriculture applications. Our steel is used to produce drill bits used to create thick steel plates in plows, cultivators, and harvester frames. It’s also used to make boring tools that are used for machining cylinder bores in tractor and combine engines.
Automotive manufacturers rely on Griggs Steel for the high-quality steel they need to produce cutting tools, such as end mills for machining engine blocks, metal forming tools, and specialized tooling, like hobs and shapers and spline cutting tools for driveshafts and axles.
HSS is critical in manufacturing tooling for the aviation industry. Our steel is commonly used to produce precision cutting tools like countersinks and counterbores for flush-mounted fasteners, in complex geometry machining, such as developing special profile cutters for manufacturing airfoil shapes, and for manufacturing other specialized tooling for machining titanium and high-strength aluminum alloys.
Manufacturers in the chemical industry rely on Griggs Steel for steel that can withstand corrosive environments, high pressures, and extreme temperatures. Our M2, M4, and M42 grades are ideal for producing threading tools to create threaded connections on pipes, fittings, and flanges, as well as for manufacturing tools required to machine impellers and agitators used in mixing and reaction processes.
High-speed steels, such as M2, M42, M4, and T15, are crucial for manufacturing tooling used in energy applications. These steels are used in cutting tools for solar panel mounting hardware, form tools for machining turbine blade root profiles, and tools for machining reactor vessel components and steam generators.
The medical industry requires materials that ensure precision and biocompatibility when manufacturing medical devices. PM grades, including PM M4 and PM T15, are especially relied upon for micro-tooling applications due to their superior uniformity and fine grain structure. Our available grades regularly help create the tooling needed to manufacture orthopedic implants, dental equipment, and surgical instrumentation.
The oil and gas industry relies on high-strength materials that can withstand extreme operating conditions and demanding applications. Griggs Steel supplies the oil and gas industry with the HSS needed to produce tools for drill collars, stabilizers, and mud motors, tooling used to machine valve bodies and wellheads, and boring tools for large-diameter pipeline equipment.
High-speed steel is the backbone of general manufacturing tooling across virtually all industrial sectors. Our steel is critical for developing standard cutting tools, such as taps, dies, and countersinks, turning and boring tools, gear hobs, involute cutters, broaches, and form tools.