Heat Treating by Alloy

77 topics in this forum

1. Heat treating W2?

   By Paul Carter, August 10, 2020
   • 19 replies
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   • Joshua States
   • August 25, 2020

2. Help me understand what I did wrong

   By Paul Carter, October 3, 2020
   • 14 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • Paul Carter
   • October 12, 2020

3. Giant circular saw blade

   By Adam C., February 17, 2018   

   • mystery metal
   • 2 replies
   • 988 views
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   • Adam C.
   • February 18, 2018

4. Tempering 1095/15n20/1084

   By Gayton Arrigotti, February 18, 2022
   • 14 replies
   • 941 views
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   • Alan Longmire
   • March 10, 2022

5. S30V

   By Jeremy Blohm, January 14, 2019
   • 6 replies
   • 904 views
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   • Jeremy Blohm
   • January 15, 2019

6. Heat treat info on M2 HSS?

   By Conner Michaux, February 12, 2020
   • 10 replies
   • 894 views
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   • Conner Michaux
   • February 13, 2020

7. 4140

   By R. Thiele, May 21, 2020
   • 8 replies
   • 887 views
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   • R. Thiele
   • May 22, 2020

8. Quenching 440c air or oil?

   By Brian Dougherty, January 20, 2021
   • 2 replies
   • 869 views
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   • Brian Dougherty
   • January 20, 2021

9. 115crv3?

   By Aiden CC, December 2, 2021
   • 6 replies
   • 839 views
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   • Aiden CC
   • December 8, 2021

10. O1 questions

    By David Pessall, October 13, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 838 views
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    • David Pessall
    • October 14, 2020

11. Help! What caused this?

    By Paul Carter, August 9, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 819 views
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    • Jerrod Miller
    • August 11, 2020

12. Heat-trap paste- has anyone ever used it to mask a blade edge...

    By Al Massey, January 8, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 750 views
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    • Jerrod Miller
    • February 22, 2019

13. Interesting results.

    By Kael, June 19, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 720 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • June 20, 2020

14. 5160 getting a few extra points of hardness...

    By Adam Reggie, January 20, 2021
    • 8 replies
    • 712 views
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    • Doug Lester
    • January 20, 2021

15. Heat treating 80crv2 in a coal forge

    By Widney Burton, February 9, 2021
    • 5 replies
    • 706 views
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    • Widney Burton
    • February 11, 2021

16. Liquid nitrogen

    By Garry Keown, September 22, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 673 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • September 23, 2020

17. Ford ranger leaf spring

    By Adam C., March 11, 2018
    • 0 replies
    • 659 views
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    • Adam C.
    • March 11, 2018

18. 5160, tip of blade is soft

    By R. Alex Dorris, June 8, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 646 views
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    • Jerrod Miller
    • June 8, 2020

19. Water hardening steels with corrosion resistance? Do any exist?

    By spike, August 15, 2021   

    • alloy steels.
    • water
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      • alloy steels.
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      • water quenched
    • 10 replies
    • 615 views
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    • Doug Lester
    • August 18, 2021

20. Suddenly failing at heat treating 1095, 1080, and unknown steels after years of success.

    By Tracey Cheuvront, February 11, 2022
    • 8 replies
    • 614 views
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    • Alex Middleton
    • February 18, 2022

21. Is there is any other alternative method to soften the material other than annealing process?

    By Guest Louise M. Goff, November 28, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 583 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • November 28, 2019

22. Annealing help

    By David Grizzel, April 27, 2021
    • 1 reply
    • 515 views
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    • Jerrod Miller
    • April 28, 2021

23. Heat treating high layer 1080/15n20 damascus

    By Widney Burton, April 24, 2021
    • 1 reply
    • 504 views
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    • Geoff Keyes
    • April 24, 2021

24. Seeking a reliable heat treat company for nitro v

    By Widney Burton, May 30, 2021
    • 1 reply
    • 479 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • May 30, 2021

25. What to put inside SS heat treating bag with blade.

    By Chris Christenberry, March 10, 2021
    • 2 replies
    • 470 views
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    • Chris Christenberry
    • March 11, 2021