Metal Made Easy 1018 Steel Cold Rolled Round Bar 1" x 12" Single Piece Low-Carbon Steel Fabrication Welding Forging Drilling Machining Cold Drawing Heat Treating

Metal Made Easy 1018 Steel Cold Rolled Round Bar 1" x 12" Single Piece Low-Carbon Steel Fabrication Welding Forging Drilling Machining Cold Drawing Heat Treating

• 1018 has a wide variety of applications. It is used for parts requiring cold forming, such as crimping, swaging or bending.
• For severe bends, stress relieving may be necessary to prevent cracking. It is highly suitable for carburized parts, such as gears, ratchets, worms, pinions, pins, chain pins, dowels, machine parts, non-critical components of tool and die sets, tool holders, etc.
• It is used when good workability is required, on parts requiring threading, drilling, punching and machining. It is extensively used for mounting plates, spacers and fixtures.
• C1018 is suitable for all applications that do not require the greater strength of high carbon and alloy steels.
• A low carbon steel with a medium manganese content, 1018 has good case hardening properties and excellent machinability. Suitable for shafting and for other applications that do not require the greater strength of high carbon and alloy steels.