SAE 1018 – BRIGHT BAR Grade Introduction:

SAE 1018 Bright steel bar is usually a carbon steel alloy which has had the surface condition improved by drawing, peeling or grinding over the hot rolled finish supplied by the steel mill. Advantages achieved include improved machining, less wastage at component production stage, enhancement of physical and mechanical properties and improved dimensional tolerances and straightness.

Iron-carbon alloys not usefully malleable, containing more than 2% by weight of carbon and which may contain by weight one or more other elements within the following limits: – not more than 10% of chromium – not more than 6% of manganese – not more than 3% of phosphorus – not more than 8% of silicon – a total of not more than 10% of other elements.

1018, 1020 (HR,CF) – Low carbon steel. Has good hardening properties, fair machinability.  Readily brazed and welded.

SAE 1018 – BRIGHT BAR Grade Application:

• Oil and Gas Pipeline

• Chemical Industry

• Plumbing

• Heating

• Oil & Gas Industry

• Water Supply Systems

• Paper & Pulp Industry

• Power Plant

• Fabrication Industry

• General purpose applications

• Food Processing Industry

• Structural Pipe

• Heat Exchangers

Also used for other industrial purpose etc.

SAE 1018 – BRIGHT BAR Equivalent grades:

SAE 1018 – BRIGHT BAR Chemical composition:

The following table shows the chemical composition of SAE 1018 steel: