Does elevation affect HT and temper temperatures?

[Wade Jones]

Being in the Mile High City, I got to wondering if the elevation here would effect temps for HT and temper to any measureable degree?
Also, what if I was working at our cabin at 11,000 ft.?

 

[oldwolf]

It does for cooking Seriously it sure does require a blown forge. Not sure of the others.

 

[thompsonblades]

Being in the Mile High City, I got to wondering if the elevation here would effect temps for HT and temper to any measureable degree?
Also, what if I was working at our cabin at 11,000 ft.?

Your elevation would affect the efficiency of your forge or kiln or whatever your ht method is, but I don't see how it would affect the actuall HT. So long as you get it to the proper temperatures, I think it should be fine.

 

[mete]

Temperatures ? NO. But combustion , propane/air fuel/air in cars etc is different, requiring different mixes.
The mile high city also has the highest ultra-violet light levels in the country which will test any plastic for anti-oxidants !

 

[Wade Jones]

Yeah, I fully understand the lack of oxygen element around here. I just didn't know if elevation affected steel's Currie point the way it affects water's boiling point or anything like that.
Thanks guys!

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

The curie point is an atomic thing, and is not affected by atmospheric pressure. 1414F is 1414F no mater how high it is.
Stacy