Recycled Steel identification

Identifying used steel is not easy. You can use a spark test to compare it with known samples of steel. You can try quenching in various ways to see if it can be hardened. Trial and error will show you whether it can be useful or not. The following list identifies what the steel could be, but there are no guarentees. Try it and see.

Agricultural Steel 1080

Axels 1040

Ball Bearing Balls 52100

Ball Bearing Races 52100

Band Saw Blades L6

Bits, Router M2

Bolts, Anchor 1040

Bolts, Heat Treated 2330

Bolts, Heavy Duty 4815

Brake Lever 1030

Cams A6, S7

Chisels O2, O6, L6

Clutch disk 1070

Clutch Springs 1060

Coil Springs, Auto 4063

Coil Springs, Truck 5160

Cold-Rolled Steel 1070

Connecting Rods 1040

Crankshafts 1045

Cutters, Bolt S2, S7

Drifts L6, S2, S7

Drills M2

End Mills M2

Fan Blades 1020

Files W2

Gear shift levers 1030

Gears, transmission 3115

Hammers L6

Harrow Disk 1080

Hay Rake Teeth 1095

Jackhammer Bits S5

Knives, machine M2

Leaf Springs 1085, 5160

Lock Washer 1060

Mauls L6, S2

Mover Knives 1085

Music Wire 1085

Nail Sets L6

Plow Beams 1070

Plow Disk 1080

Plow Shares 1080

Pneumatic Tools L6, A6, S7

Punches Cold A2, O2

Reamers M2, O2, A2

Roller Bearings 4815

Screw Drivers L6, S2

Snap Rings 1060

Spring Clips 1060

Spring steel, Clock 1095

Steering Arm Bolts 3130

Steering Arms 4042

Taps M2, O2

Transmission Shafts 4140

Tubing 1040

Universal Joints 1145

Valve Springs 1060

Wrenches L6, S2

 

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