Magnetic Equivalent of 1018 Steel

[Graham ButcherParticipant @grahambutcher80356]

I am making a Magnetic Clock to a design by Weston Bye which was published in Digital Machinist in America. The clock is driven by a 3 phase stepper motor and then uses magnets set into the wheels to provide the gearing for the hands. DXF files are avaliable for download here **LINK** in the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter 2012 editions if you are interested.

My question is that the steel specified for the cores and pole pieces for the coils on the stepper motor is 1018 steel. What steel available in the UK would have similar magnetic properties?

Many Thanks

Graham

[Graham ButcherParticipant @grahambutcher80356]

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

It's nothing special, 1018 equates in EN numbers to 3B which is basic boiler plate steel

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

1018 is pretty much your basic mild steel

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