Types
Mild steel 1018
Material type: Metal, Mild steel, low carbon
Mild steel 1018 is a widely used alloy with good machinability, weldability, toughness, strength, but it’s susceptible to corrosion on the surface.
Material advantages
Mild steel 1018 is a kind of low carbon steel, which has good strength and toughness. It has excellent weldability and it is considered the best steel for carburized parts.
Material shortcomings
Poor corrosion resistance.
Recommended description
Mild steel 1018 has excellent weldability, produces a uniform and harder case and it is considered the best steel for carburized parts. 1018 mild/low carbon steel offers a good balance of toughness, strength and ductility. 1018 hot rolled steel has significant mechanical properties, improved machining characteristics and has a high Brinell hardness measure.
Properties
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 440MPa |
| Yield strength | 400MPa |
| Density | 7.87 g/cc |
| Hardness | 76HRB |
| Elongation at Break | 15% |
| Modulus of elasticity | 205GPa |
| Shear modulus | 80GPa |
| Thermal expansion coefficent | 11.5 – 12 10^-6 ºC |

Common applications
• Industrial applications requiring more wear-resistance and strength
• Carburized parts that include worms, gears, pins, dowels, non-critical, components of tool and die sets, tool holders, pinions, machine parts, ratchets
• Fixtures, mounting plates and spacers
• Improve drilling, machining, threading and punching processes
Mild steel 1045
Material type: Metal, Mild steel, high strength
Mild steel 1045 is a medium tensile carbon steel with good strength and impact properties. It is characterized by good weldability, good machinability, and high strength and impact properties in either the normalized or hot-rolled condition.
Material advantages
1045 steel is characterized by good weldability, good machinability, and high strength and impact properties in either the normalized or hot-rolled condition.
Material shortcomings
Poor corrosion resistance. And the steel lacks suitable alloying elements and hence does not respond to the nitriding process.
Recommended description
Mild steel 1045 steel has good machinability in a normalized or hot-rolled condition. Operations like tapping, milling, broaching, drilling, turning and sawing can be carried out on 1045 steel using suitable feeds, tool type, and speeds.
Properties
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 680MPa |
| Yield strength | 580MPa |
| Density | 7.87 g/cc |
| Hardness | 84 HRB |
| Elongation at Break | 18% |
| Modulus of elasticity | 200GPa |
| Shear modulus | 80GPa |
| Thermal expansion coefficent | 11.2 – 12 10^-6 ºC |

Common applications
• It’s widely used for all industrial applications requiring more wear-resistance and strength, Gears, Pins, Shafts , Axles, Bolts, Studs.
Mild steel A36
Material type: Metal, Mild steel, Hot-rolled steel
Mild steel A36 is the most commonly used mild and hot-rolled steel. It has excellent welding properties and is suitable for grinding, punching, tapping, drilling and machining processes.
Material advantages
A36 is strong, tough, ductile, formable and weldable and It has excellent properties suitable for grinding, punching, tapping, drilling and machining processes.
Material shortcomings
Poor corrosion resistance.
Recommended description
It is the most commonly used mild and hot-rolled steel. A36 is strong, tough, ductile, formable and weldable and It has excellent properties suitable for grinding, punching, tapping, drilling and machining processes.
Properties
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 550MPa |
| Yield strength | 290MPa |
| Density | 7.85 g/cc |
| Hardness | 92 HRB |
| Elongation at Break | 22% |
| Modulus of elasticity | 200GPa |
| Shear modulus | 79.3GPa |
| Thermal expansion coefficent | 11 – 11.7 10^-6 ºC |

Common applications
• Bolted, riveted or welded construction of bridges, buildings and oil rigs.
• Forming tanks, bins, bearing plates, fixtures, rings, templates, jigs, sprockets, cams, gears, base plates, forgings, ornamental works, stakes, brackets, automotive and agricultural equipment, frames, machinery parts.
• Parts obtained by flame cutting such as in parking garages, walkways, boat landing ramps and trenches.

Surface finishing
Prelucrare CNC
Tablă
Alt proces
Direcție rece
Turnare prin injecție
Metal
Sheet
Other
12 point
U-eye bolt
Camera
Chicago
Set screw
Security
Tri-groove
Torx
3 puncte
4-găuri
Penta
Triangle
Pin
Bolts
Screws
Titan
Socket
Pan
scufundat
Phillips
Hex
Cap nut
Hex nut
Washer
Aluminiu
Phillips
scufundat
Socket
Knurld
Hex Nut
Spălator de capace
Countersunk Washer