Thread: Any reason for high-ten?
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Old 03-06-15 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by dddd
I think that the term "Hi-Ten" can be used flexibly, i.e. that there is no standard numerical specification for the tensile strength or yield strength of steel that is named "hi ten".
I believe "Hi-Ten" was Tange's trademarked name for their AISI 1040 equivalent steel bicycle tubing, variously termed "high tensile" or "high carbon" by other manufacturers.
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