A mild steel readily machined and welded, and due its its relative low hardness, it can also be swaged, crimped, and bent. Common uses includes:

Mounting plates
Tie rods
Pump parts
Motor shafts

1018 steel powders produced at the AAF
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1018 steel powders showing a spherical morphology with satellites
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Particle size distribution of 1018 steel powder produced at the AAF.