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Title: steel
Post by: James Oertel on September 23, 2013, 08:51:00 PM

I read on another site that coil springs are 1095 and leaf springs are 5160 steel.then in a book by a famous knife maker he stated both are 5160 .can anybody clear this up .

Title: Re: steel
Post by: Lin Rhea on September 23, 2013, 08:58:00 PM

5160 is designed to be coil or leaf spring steel, but I am sure that other spring steels were and are used for some of the same applications. So, without analyzing it, it could be one of several steels.

Title: Re: steel
Post by: kbaknife on September 23, 2013, 11:05:00 PM

This is 5160:

  (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/spring1.jpg) (http://s28.photobucket.com/user/kbaknife/media/spring1.jpg.html)

Title: Re: steel
Post by: Bladepeek on September 24, 2013, 07:59:00 AM

I think that one came off my wife's old Chevette   :)

Title: Re: steel
Post by: James Oertel on September 24, 2013, 06:52:00 PM

that helps quit a bit thanks Lin and thats a spring Karl, thanks guys

Title: Re: steel
Post by: tomsm44 on September 24, 2013, 08:59:00 PM

That for jumping up on the house to fix leaks Karl?

Title: Re: steel
Post by: kbaknife on September 24, 2013, 09:42:00 PM

It's from a Pinto.

 

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Originally posted by Bladepeek:
I think that one came off my wife's old Chevette    :)