On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 23:18:02 +0000, Jman
wrote:

I need a steel rod/s. precision ground, polished, turned, heat treated
whatever is most effective. 3/8" OD and a length of 4'. I need to know
what kind of steel (1144, Stressproff, 4140 TGPHT would have the least
amount of sagging, twisting, and flexing (wasn't sure on the scientific
terms for these). Can you help me out with that one? Or maybe point me
to a graph or an equation to work it out?

Thanks in advance for your time,

Jeremy

p.s in the future I will need an eight or 10 foot rod

With no more than 0.0003" sag, right? g

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