Material Selection of King Pin End Cap

[kaiserman]

Without being insulting, the author fully realizes that the question posed is about as basic as it gets. I need help in selecting great literature/information on carbon steel round bar for an automotive manufacturing application.

QUESTION:
Would someone please suggest the best website and/or literature - listing physical properties and typical applications to help select carbon steel round bar for manufacturing?

We are a small engineering supply company competing with the big guys. So many choices - so little time!

APPLICATION:
* Automotive manufactured carbon steel product.
* Front-end axle product for semi-trucks & off the road vehicles.
* Pressed fit end cap for king pin ends - top and bottom. Once in place doesn't move.
* Part exposed to the environment - corrosion is acceptable.
* Traditionally, have supplied the OEM's a stamped expansion plug that gets pressed in place (SAE 1010 CR sheet metal - .083 thick)

APPLICATION CHANGE:
* Several truck OEM's have changed spindle and axle configurations.
* OEM's are now desirous for use to supply a machined end cap (it will either be pressed in or screwed in place)
* Function of new product will be the same, but the type of product will be different - change from an expansion plug to an end cap.
* New product will not be heat treated.

SELECTION CRITERIA:
* material cost
* machinability (ease of machinability, labor cost and tooling costs including tool wear)
* critical mechanical properties
~ UTS
~ toughness
~ initial hardness
~ surface hardness

Thank you!


Regards,
Tim Kaiser
VW Kaiser Engineering, Inc.

http://www.vwkaiser.com

 

[dissent]

Kaiserman:

No need for the intial apology - we all start somewhere or get thrown into projects some place.

Great place to start for material selections are ASTM standards.

For your particular application start with ASTM A400-69 and ask questions from there.

Good Luck!

Turn Left - Rebuke the status quo!
Dissent

 

[metengr]

Try these for starters;

http://www.matweb.com/membership/reg-start.asp?ckck=1

http://www.key-to-steel.com/default.aspx?ID=Articles