Sean Jones
Well-Known Member
I have some leaf springs off of an F-350 that I acquired recently. The sheet I have on Junkyard steels says leaf springs can be either 1085 or 5160.
Is there a way to tell the difference between 1085 and 5160 without a metallurgy test? From what I gather they need to be handled differently, particularly quenching.
Just starting to understand the differences between steels. I've done some searching and there's information on the two steels but not how to tell one from the other, at least that I can find.
If it makes any difference the springs are off a newer model. I think it was at least a 99, probably newer.
Thanks for any help
Is there a way to tell the difference between 1085 and 5160 without a metallurgy test? From what I gather they need to be handled differently, particularly quenching.
Just starting to understand the differences between steels. I've done some searching and there's information on the two steels but not how to tell one from the other, at least that I can find.
If it makes any difference the springs are off a newer model. I think it was at least a 99, probably newer.
Thanks for any help