5160 Spring Steel ?

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I Have One More Blade To Finish In O1. I Thought About Using
5160 Next. Is It Good For Stock Removal? Is It Easily Heat Treated
As O1? I Have Not Ordered Any Yet, Just Wanted Others Opinion
Before I Do. Thanks, Randy Roberts
 
Randy, 5160 is a superb steel. It is forgiving and generally very easy to heat treat. However, stock removal is not recommended. The problem is finding clean product that does not have mill-rolled "inclusions" within the steel. Read "inclusions" as crap that gets rolled into the steel while in the foundry. For the very best 5160, you will need to forge it from John Deere load shaft stock. Get it from Dan Gray right here in this forum. PM Dan or check his site for information.
 
Thanks Fox, As Of Now I Do Not Forge, The O1 Was Easy To Work
With Using Stock Removal Methods. I Will Stick With O1 Until
I Can Forge. If There Is Any Other Carbon Steel Good For Stock
Removal And Easy To Heat Treat, Let Me Know What It Is, I Might
Try It. Thanks, Randy
 
Randy,

I bought some 5160 from Al's Riverside Machine website about 1.5 years ago. I made a bowie and a short sword using stock removal. I only had one small inclusion. You might call him and ask if others have used his 5160 for stock removal and what the results were.

I read somewhere here that he carries 5160H, which is supposedly cleaner. He only has up to 1.5" barstock but it doesn't get much cheaper than that.

Gerry Hamrick
Snohomish, WA
 
Good for forging and stock removal. It's the KING OF STEEL !
I made my knife that I used for CLF from 5160.
CLF as I'm sure you know, is Controlled Linear Fisson. With the right blade design, grind and heat treat, a moving blade can actually split atoms.

The air vortex behind the spine of the knife as it swings, creates a high pressure area and has the effect of directing and containing the splitting atoms.

This makes a form of death ray in front of the blade.

I once killed a Grizzly Bear at 5398 yards with this technique.:jerkit:

Sorry, I get carried away.

Yes, 5160 is an excellent stock removal steel. Look some of Bruce E's Bowies.
 
MR. NAP, THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST EXAMPLE OF HOW WELL 5160 STEEL CAN PERFORM. I THINK I WILL
TRY SOME IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY OWN CLF. NO BEARS, BUT WE GOT PLENTY OF REDNECKS, AND THEY'LL GET A
LOT CLOSER. THANKS, RANDY
 
peter nap said:
Yes, 5160 is an excellent stock removal steel. Look some of Bruce E's Bowies.
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if your not familiar with bruces work....Check it out5160 is a great steel IMO. I stopped by a local spring shop where they untill recently forged all springs in house.they all had some kind of sick chopping tool made from 5160 ( i wouldnt call them bowies)
 
I have a sword made out of 5160. Tough stuff! It's not stainless, so you have to keep it clean and use a little oil to keep it from rusting. It will last a lifetime! I also don't recommend leaving the blade in the sheath/scabbard all the time or at least take it out regularly cause I found this can cause rust issues cause of moisture retained by the sheath/scabbard.
 
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