D2 Soak Time

[Randy Wirtz]

I’ve been working with D2 fairly consistently of late and have been getting some decent results thus far. This is primarily because of the tremendous insight I’ve received from many on this forum.

With 3/16”- 5/16” thick material, I’ve been soaking the D2 for 30-40 minutes @ 1850-1900°F. Recently I’ve worked with some D2 that is 3/32” thick. It seems that the soak time for this thinner material should be considerably less.

I would appreciate any insights on this topic. Thanks

 

[JTknives]

Nope same amount of time. It’s 30-40 min minimum per inch of thickness. The steel needs that time to properly desolve all the alloys in it.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

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