AISI 1018 low-carbon steel is considered to be the best mild steel for forging.
AISI AISI 1018 mild/low-carbon steel has excellent weldability and produces a uniform and harder case and it is considered as the best steel for carburized parts. AISI 1018 mild steel offers a good balance of toughness, strength, and ductility. Provided with higher mechanical properties, cold-rolled AISI 1018 low-carbon steel also includes improved machining characteristics and Brinell hardness. Specific manufacturing controls are used for c1018 steel surface preparation, chemical composition, rolling, and heating processes. All these processes develop a supreme quality product that is suited to fabrication processes such as welding, forging, drilling, machining, cold drawing, and heat treating.
6 pc. minimum on 1/8" and 3/16" stock