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Old 08-20-2003, 01:54 PM
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Types of Steel

I just started getting into knife making and this site has been very helpful, but there is one question that I couldn't find an answer to. How can I tell the difference between types of steel. I work in an automotive shop that specializes in frame and suspension work so we have a lot of old leaf springs lying around. I read that they are usually 1095 or 5160 but I need to know what kind of steel it is so I can heat treat it properly. Also how do I heat treat 5160 opposed to 1095. Any information as to how or where I could find out how to do either of these things would be much appreciated. Thank you, and sorry about the length.

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Old 08-20-2003, 02:03 PM
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Flo:

I couldn't tell you an answer, but what I can do is help to point you to the search feature of ckd. I've read several posts like this across the multiple forums, and I'm sure they've covered it to death.. on the top right (blue button beside "home" )
use that and put in somethign like "1094" and "heat treating" and I'm sure you will find lots of matches
E.g. I got 74 matches when I tried "1095 heat treat"


Hope that helps a bit.. Sorry I couldn't answer it for you..


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Old 08-20-2003, 03:09 PM
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In fact, very few auto springs are made from 1095 and those that are will be the coil springs. From what I've seen on the subject, only Honda coil springs can be counted on to be 1095.

All the simple carbon steels can be heat treated the same way: heat to non-magnetic and immediately quench in warm oil. If you know what steel you have then you can optimize this process but, basically, it will work.

There is no other way to be sure what steel those leaf springs are short of chemical analysis. You might ask the manufacturer but even they will have a hard time telling you because they don't always use the same steel. So, if you want to KNOW what steel you have (a good idea) just buy it. Simple carbon steels are very cheap....


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Old 08-20-2003, 06:39 PM
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Thanks for all your help. The search feature works well and I will use it from now on. I don't know how I missed it before. Thanks for all your help.

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