has anyone tried this steel

[Bruce Evans]

http://www.matweb.com/search/DataSheet.aspx?MatID=14098&ckck=1
Got in a !'X8' sheet of 1/4 inch thick piece of A5 at the scrap yard I found this data sheet on it,and was wondering if anyone has tried it...Maybe I ncan use it as a material for doing a san mai with a carbon core....Should I save it or let it go in the scrap?

Bruce

 

[Raymond Richard]

Bruce, I would think its a type of air hardening steel. Not sure how that would work. Do what any knifemaker would do, save it.

 

[mete]

This is a manganese type [ 3% Mn] air hardening steel. One advantage for you would be lower hardening temperature of 1450-1550 F, annealing temp 1360-1400 F. Mixing an air hardening steel with an oil hardening may give you problems .

 

[Sam Salvati]

Bruce, if you want get rid of some of that stuff, i would love to try some.

 

[A C Richards]

sounds alot like A6. sam i have a little a6 if you wanted to try it...

 

[Bruce Evans]

Thanks guys.I will have to hang onto it I guess.I bet it will make great guards....

Bruce