1018 Cold Rolled Steel Square Bar

1018 Steel Overview:
- Free machining grade and one of the most commonly available steel grades worldwide.
- Available in cold finished rounds, squares, flat bars, and hexagons.
Key Properties:
- Easily formed, machined, welded, and fabricated despite modest mechanical properties.
- Higher manganese content allows hardening to Rc 42 in thin sections.
- Machinability is rated at 62% of 1112 carbon steel.
Machining Features:
- Produces continuous and hard chips.
- Can be machined in all conditions.
- Easily brought to a fine finish.
Weldability:
- Successfully welded using common methods, including:
  - Gas welding
  - Resistance welding
  - Oxyacetylene welding
  - Submerged melt welding
Applications:
- High-volume screw machine parts.
- Shafts, spindles, pins, and rods.
- Sprocket assemblies.
- A wide variety of component parts.
Formability:
- Easily formed in the annealed condition.

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