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Browsing through this forum i've read people mentioning they used a certain type of steel (example but might not be a real grade: 6506 Steel) What does that mean? Is the higher the number, the harder the steel is? Should i not have too hard of a metal since it will be harder to machine?
If i wanted to make a model internal combustion engine what material should i choose?
I just recently got a metal lathe, and i hope to get some of the parts made before i get a mill (parts such as the crank shaft, pistons, piston retaining pins). so i hope to know which material to use, so that i can start to gather what i need.
Anyone with experience with different grades of steel, or other metals, please share your knowledge.
Thankyou,
Ian
If i wanted to make a model internal combustion engine what material should i choose?
I just recently got a metal lathe, and i hope to get some of the parts made before i get a mill (parts such as the crank shaft, pistons, piston retaining pins). so i hope to know which material to use, so that i can start to gather what i need.
Anyone with experience with different grades of steel, or other metals, please share your knowledge.
Thankyou,
Ian