torsion bars... 5160 steel??

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andrewfinnie13

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I have a 4' torsion bar thats about 3/4" thick nfrom a 3/4 ton chevy p/u laying arround at work that I snagged and was thinking I could use it for forging material. I was thinking it may be 5160 or 1095.

Does anyone have any idea If I am right in my assumptions?

thanks

Andrew
 
Something to think about is that 5160 is about the cheapest steel you can get. You can get 3/4in round bars for $2 a foot from Ray Kirk. He'll cut it into 1 ft lengths to fit into a flat rate box and ship for $11. I just got 20ft for about $50. Then you will have the confidence that your really using 5160.
 
byersj79 said:
Something to think about is that 5160 is about the cheapest steel you can get. You can get 3/4in round bars for $2 a foot from Ray Kirk. He'll cut it into 1 ft lengths to fit into a flat rate box and ship for $11. I just got 20ft for about $50. Then you will have the confidence that your really using 5160.
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:thumbup: on using known materials and just cuase it REALLY needs said in a junkyard steel post, USE REAL & PROPER QUENCH OILS

Jason
 
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