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I posted this in the shoptalk forum, but since there are often questions about ATS34 on the General forum I thought it would be OK to add it here as well. I have posted a couple of documents about heat treating ATS34 on my website. These are documents Hitachi faxed to Brian Lyttle, and then he faxed them to me.
These documents contain Hitachi's recommendations for heat treating ATS34 in knifemaking applications, and compare ATS34 to D2 and 440C. I think many will find their conclusions interesting. I wish Hitachi would do a better job of distributing this info.
I hope this generates some useful discussion of ATS34 heat treating, and the suitability of ATS34 for high quality knives.
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www.planet.eon.net/~matth
matth@planet.eon.net
These documents contain Hitachi's recommendations for heat treating ATS34 in knifemaking applications, and compare ATS34 to D2 and 440C. I think many will find their conclusions interesting. I wish Hitachi would do a better job of distributing this info.
I hope this generates some useful discussion of ATS34 heat treating, and the suitability of ATS34 for high quality knives.
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www.planet.eon.net/~matth
matth@planet.eon.net