Common Steel Alloys & their Applications

Table 2-3 Common Steel Alloys & their Applications - (Mott, 1996)

Alloy	Application	Alloy	Application
1020	Structural steel, bars, plates	4130	General purpose, high strength steel shafts, gears, and pins
1040	Machinery parts, shafts	4140	Same as 4130
1050	Machinery parts	4150	Same as 4130
1095	Tools, springs	5160	High strength gears, bolts
1137	Shafts, screw machine parts (free-cutting alloy)	8760	Tools, springs, chisels
1141	Shafts, machined parts

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