Jay Ramirez Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 5160 a forgiving steel... but is it forgiving enough to survive a water 3sec then oil quench ive only quenched 5160 in veggie oil. I want to see how far i can push 5160. Advise is appreciated thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) For what purpose? You have almost 5 seconds to get 5160 below the temp needed to fully harden the steel. Quenching in water is not going to do anything other than stress 5160 and cause stress fractures. That is the point of an interrupted quench; you are decreasing the amount of stress the steel is undergoing. People use water as a quenchant because it is fast, and some steels need a fast quenchant. 5160 is not one of them. Heat your oil up and that will be as fast as you need it. Edited November 3, 2016 by Wes Detrick 3 “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grpaavola Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 What Detrick said! I had to learn that one the hard way. -Gabriel The fundamental cause of trouble is that the stupid are cocksure, while the intelligent are full of doubt. -Bertrand Russell, philosopherfollow me on Instagram @raggedravenforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Yep, Wes is right. 5160 and water do not mix in any amount. Too much hardenability for the rate of quench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Ramirez Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 Ok how bout cold or room temp oil would that change anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrod Miller Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 It would slow down the quench. What are you trying to achieve? If you are going for the most effective quench, which is generally what EVERYONE here goes for, then hot (about 120F) canola/veggie oil is what you want. There are several threads about quenching and quenchants that you may want to read through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Ramirez Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 Ok well that answered my question thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I quenched spring steel several times in water as i was just practicing eye balling of decalescence. let me just say it was making unhealty noises everytime haha. The test broken blade also warped like a corckscrew. It was fun though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Petrina Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 5160 is actually one of most forgiving steels to quench I worked with, but why would anyone use water on that is beyond me. The preheat of oil is also not needed if you use slow oil. Many people use hydraulic, but that is opposite of what I have in mind. I have rape oil from tesco, that is rather thick, but its exactly what you want with fast steels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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