ochulus wrote:
what sort of steel alloys are often used in the manufacture of a twin-tube
shock absorber for a truck? I'm doing a mechatronics design project at uni
where we have to design a semi-active suspension system for a truck and
we're just completing the mechanical design component. I've chosen a AISI
4150 steel just because it sounded like a good number

so I thought I
should find out from someone who knows about this stuff. Thanks!!!!!
Why don't you e-mail some shock absorber manufacturers and ask? It
can't be much of a secret.