PURPOSE: To manufacture a needle for textile machinery such as a sewing- machine needle, a latch needle and a felt needle excellent in strength, wear resistance and toughness and having a long service life by using a medium carbon low alloy steel having a specified compsn. as a stock.
CONSTITUTION: As the material for a needle for textile machinery such as a sewing-machine needle, a latch needle and a felt needle used for sewing and knitting, a medium-high carbon low allay steel contg., by weight, 0.50 to 0.70% C, 1.2 to 1.6% Si, 0.40 to 0.90% Mn and 0.40 to 1.50% Cr or furthermore contg. 0.05 to O.25% V is used. The needle for textile machinery having high strength, excellent in wear resistance, furthermore improved in toughness, hard to break and having a remarkably long service life can be obtd.