Houghto Quench K vs. Parks 50 ???

[Steven Penner]

Houghton Quench K vs. Parks 50 ???

As brought up by Farmer Phil -

Since Parks is so scarce in small quantities, how about an alternative product?
I’m not sure about small package sizes, but if it is suitable I will find out.

“Houghto Quench K”
Also listed as a fast oil.
with 7 - 9 seconds quench speed
pdf file attached at the bottom



Data sheets for all oils here – click the little page icons
http://www.houghton.ca/products.asp?Cat=1&SubCat=9



The pdf brochure here is also interesting for fun.
http://www.houghtonintl.com/ProdutPages.php?productpageid=254

Contact info in the USA
http://www.houghtonintl.com/locations.php?location_id=6

How about it comments on this product by the metallurgy experts ???

And while we are at it-
How about a replacement for Parks AAA suitable for O1 ???

 

[AcridSaint]

Steve - Houghton will sell you 5 Gal at a time or 1 Gal at a time. I have pricing in an email from them somewhere, it's not terribly priced. Nice folks, great to deal with.

 

[jdm61]

I do believe that the Quench G is what Brownells sells as Tough Quench. 11-13 second oil with the "sweet spot" at around 150F.

 

[Steven Penner]

I (just)found some other info on Don Fogg's forum.
(great-more forums to read)

As i understand it:
K is faster than G
Either one will do O1

I'm still curious about a "Fast" oil that will be suitable for W2 and 1095 hammon fun.

K is listed as a 7-9 second speed by the GM quench test.
How about a spec for #50 so i can compare them?
I have a tech service request in at Parks, but if anyone has the spec sheet, i would appreciate it.

AcridSaint -
I like that they have a Canadian office.
Within an hour's drive I can pickup and not have Haz and heavy shipping costs.

 

[jdm61]

Perhaps another question we will need to be asking is what the ideal quench oil will be for this new Crucible 1086V or whatever they are calling it this week

 

[knarfeng]

FWIW My company uses Houghton fluid for our aluminum quenching. We have found the quality of the fluid to be excellent. It is very consistent from batch to batch.