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1060 & 1065

cmott69

cmott69

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can anyone give the composition of these steels and what they would be good for?
 
These are plain carbon steels . 1060 [.55-.65 %C ] and 1065 [.60-.70 %C] both have .60-.90 % Mn. They have high enough carbon for blades.
 
The two that i purchase from are Admiral steel and Pacific machinery and tool steel. You can possibly find it at any of the knife suppliers, K&G, Texas Kniemakers and others.Adimiral is closest to you. Are you forging or grinding?? If you forging why not go check out the local scrap metal yard. Find a couple of springs and go for it. Most springs (coil) seem to be in the mid to high carbon range. Leaf spings will usually be 1095, 5160, or 6150. All of these will make a good blade and if you are starting out a cheap way to experiment.

Have fun
Chuck
 
A C Richards said:
The two that i purchase from are Admiral steel and Pacific machinery and tool steel. You can possibly find it at any of the knife suppliers, K&G, Texas Kniemakers and others.Adimiral is closest to you. Are you forging or grinding?? If you forging why not go check out the local scrap metal yard. Find a couple of springs and go for it. Most springs (coil) seem to be in the mid to high carbon range. Leaf spings will usually be 1095, 5160, or 6150. All of these will make a good blade and if you are starting out a cheap way to experiment.

Have fun
Chuck
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I was just asking about 1060/1065.
I asked Admiral last time I ordered from them and they said they don't carry 1060 or 1065. I'll check out Pacific, thanks.
Why not got to the scrap yard? Because i like to know for sure what I'm working with. :) I do use mystery steel once in a while, but don't want to make it a habit. Also, I'm making knives to sell, and I want the customer to know what they have.
 
good idea on using only identified steel for selling. I do use mystery steel also at times, but i tell the customer that it is and where it came from. I have a lot of spring steel from trains. this is a selling point for some customers. I have also done perfromance testing in this material since i have so much. it holds up as well as any of the other steels I have. Just depends on how much work I want to put into finding out how it will do, heat treat cycles etc. Pacific should have 1060/65 though. I know they have 1080 I just bought some a couple of months ago. Good luck

Chuck
 
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