Product Review
1018 is a general purpose low carbon steel with good case hardening qualities. It has varied applications including parts that require cold forming. Common uses include gears, pins, machine parts and other parts where good workability is required.
- 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.
