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Offline James Oertel

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« 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 .
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: steel
« Reply #1 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.
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: steel
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2013, 11:05:00 PM »
This is 5160:

 
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Offline Bladepeek

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Re: steel
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2013, 07:59:00 AM »
I think that one came off my wife's old Chevette   :)
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Offline James Oertel

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Re: steel
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2013, 06:52:00 PM »
that helps quit a bit thanks Lin and thats a spring Karl, thanks guys
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Offline tomsm44

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Re: steel
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2013, 08:59:00 PM »
That for jumping up on the house to fix leaks Karl?
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: steel
« Reply #6 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    :)  
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