Steel 1018
05-18-07, 09:55 PM
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Steel 1018
Can anyone here refer me to a 1018 steel bicycle?
If not, any other steel (be very specific).
TIA
If not, any other steel (be very specific).
TIA
05-18-07, 10:42 PM
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Any of the steel bikes at Wallmart.
1018 is just plain carbon steel. It would be found on only the cheapest bikes.
1018 is just plain carbon steel. It would be found on only the cheapest bikes.
05-19-07, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Seggybop
1018 is barely steel at all, with an almost useless .18% carbon content. It may as well be considered normal iron.
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Originally Posted by Seggybop
1018 is barely steel at all, with an almost useless .18% carbon content. It may as well be considered normal iron.
Anything over 0.06% will harden a little....
Reynolds 853 and Columbus tubings have about the same carbon content...
But yes, it's not really a tubing for a steel frame. Alloyed steels are alloyed for a reason, and they are what you want in frames....
