"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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It doesn't have to be hard in the sense of holding an edge (no cutting
involved). But it doesn't seem to me (by intuition ONLY) that mild steel
would be "strong" enough. It seems like it would bend too easily.

But not-bending is a matter of tensile strength, yes? And mild steel and
hard steel have the same tensile strength, right? Or, is it a matter of
yield verses ultimate strength?

Bottom line - what should I use use to make a pry bar? (It will have very
specific geometry, so store-bought is not an option.)

Thanks,
Bob

Want an easy answer that should work? order 4140 from Mcmaster carr. Comes
in most any size you need. heat treating it with a torch and oil quench will
make it far stronger.

Karl