Abstract: High strength low carbon steel wire rods excellent in the cold drawing property have a composite structure in which an acicular low temperature transformation phase comprising a martensite, bainite and/or the mixed structure thereof that comprises, by weight %,C: 0.02-0.30%,Si: less than 2-5%,Mn: less than 2.5% andthe balance of iron and inevitable impurities and that may partially contain retained austenite is uniformly dispersed at the volume ratio of from 10 to 70% in the ferrite phase, and in which the weight of (C+N) in solution the ferrite phase is less than 40 ppm.

Abstract: An expandable baton is constructed of heat treatable alloy steel and is formed according to a method which provides both ease of workability of the component materials and strength for the resultant baton. The disclosed method comprises the steps of first forming the sections from heat treatable alloy steel, then annealing the baton components to soften them, then forming the components into the desired shapes, and finally hardening the components. The resulting baton provides the strength and reliability required in such a device.