Help identifying what type of steel this is?

[therron258]

Was given to me by a friend, it is 19" long, almost 1" thick at the end, and 3" wide...

It says STANDENS p-6880

I have determined that it was a leaf spring, before it was cut, im just not sure what type of metal.

is 6880 a type of steel?

i was thinking of forging it into something for the guy who gave it to me

thanks for your help, and here are some pics:

 

[TekSec]

Email them and find out. 6680 is most likely a model number...

http://www.standens.com/spring.htm

 

[69_knives]

I'll bet ya a beer that it's 5160.

 

[therron258]

I'll bet ya a beer that it's 5160.

i was going to say 5160 as well,

you will have to wait 2 years for the beer though, not old enough yet!

 

[go mike]

i was going to say 5160 as well,

you will have to wait 2 years for the beer though, not old enough yet!

I'd also say 5160, based on what most people say about leaf springs.

Better 2 years than 5 and 2 months.

 

[therron258]

I'd also say 5160, based on what most people say about leaf springs.

Better 2 years than 5 and 2 months.

actually to get technical, its a year and 8 months

 

[Redrummd]

Kids... sheesh...

 

[therron258]

Kids... sheesh...

where else would the future of knifemaking come from?

 

[Phil Dwyer]

where else would the future of knifemaking come from?

Good come back, but you still need to figure out what that steel is. Have you followed up on that link and contacted the company with a query?

 

[therron258]

Good come back, but you still need to figure out what that steel is. Have you followed up on that link and contacted the company with a query?

all i could find was emails for jobs or to buy, im going to call them monday morning

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Could be a lot of things, 5160 being the average guess. If you get no real info on the makeup, forge it and heat treat it like 5160. The other steels similar have close enough HT specs to 5160 to get by with that.
Stacy

I would bet if you added up Mike and therron's ages it wouldn't be close to the age of that spring.
I'm glad to see eager young folks getting into bladesmithing. Too many Old Pharts around here.
Stacy

 

[G. Shahan]

I must be an old phart. I've got underwear older than those guys.:grumpy:

Greg

 

[69_knives]

Unless they were using something else at the time they made that spring, it's 5160. I talked to the production manager a while back.