Description
1018 is a low-carbon steel available in the largest selection of sizes, usually used as a general purpose steel since it is readily formed, welded, or forged for machinability with good bending and forming qualities.
Grade / Shape | Min (in) | Max (in) | Width Max (in) | Lengths (ft) |
1018 CD Flats & SQ | 0.125 | 3 | 12 | 10 to 12 |
1018 CD Hex's | 0.5 | 3 | 10 to 12 | |
1018 CD RD | 0.125 | 6 | 10 to 12 | |
1018 CF Flats & SQ | 3.5 | 6 | 12 | 10 to 12 |
1018 HR RD | 3 | 12 | 18 to 24 | |
1018 NT FG & RT RD | 12.125 | 18.25 | 18 to 24 | |
1018 T & P RD | 6.5 | 9.5 | 18 to 24 |
Application
Used for crimping, bending, and swaging processes
Used for mounting plates, fixtures, and spacers
Used for cracking prevention in severe bends
Used for machining, drilling, punching, and threading processes
Used for providing softcore and high surface hardness to parts such as pins, special bolts, anchor pins, worms, chain pins, ratchets, tie rods, oil tool slips, liners, studs, machinery, etc.
Used for carburized parts like gears, dowels, worms, pins, non-critical components of tool and machinery parts, dowels, die sets, pinions, chain pins, and tool holders
Used for applications where high strength of high carbon and alloy steels is not necessary
