9260 steel

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Hi Guys,

I've got some 9260 steel on the way. I picked some up to play around with it. It is suppossed to be a pretty tough steel similiar to 5160. However it is suppossed to show a more active hamon. Have any of you used this steel?

Regards,

Craig
 
Can anyone verify that 9260 can produce a hamon? I have seen some say yes and some say no....
 
9260 is an alloy steel with about 2% silicon. It also has about 1% Manganese, so it should not produce a hamon. It may produce a quench line if a partial quench is done, but a clay coated blade should not show much of any true hamon.
Austenitize at 1600F and oil quench 9260.
Forge it hot, as the Si will make it crack if hammered below 1700F.

It is a good steel for big blades, and makes tough choppers and camp knives. Work it and HT it like 5160 and you will get good results.

I have some 9260 from Bill Moran, and use it to teach new smiths how to forge.
 
To follow Bladsmith, Bill Moran and Jay Hendrickson used quite a bit of 9260. Jay told me it was Amish buggy spring steel. Jay gets a real nice temper line (not a hamon) by edge quenching. We have a spring shop about an hour away where Bill used to buy it. I have a bar but have not tried it yet.
 
The high silicon makes it more susceptible to decarburization !
 
Thanks for all the quick replies! It must be some of the older threads/post that are saying that is does get a hamon. Thanks for clearing this up. I know Admiral will sub this in for 5160 for 2 different sizes. I am very tempted to getting some instead of 5160. Not really sure if it is worth it. If it forges the same and treats the same I guess it don't really matter much. Thanks guys!
 
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