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????? strange....
let me start over
My uncle gave me a giant blade it's 7in wide, 4ft long and 2in thick at the center and tapers down (off what, I don't know). I had cut into workable pieces and was going to see how a heattreat would go. I've only forged 5160 and 52100 and had no problems with it. I don't know if most steel are the same way but it didn't go non-magnetic until it was a bright orange. That's all I can tell you but if anybody knows what I'm using and wants to tell me, i'd could get this nagging thought out of my mind.
let me start over
My uncle gave me a giant blade it's 7in wide, 4ft long and 2in thick at the center and tapers down (off what, I don't know). I had cut into workable pieces and was going to see how a heattreat would go. I've only forged 5160 and 52100 and had no problems with it. I don't know if most steel are the same way but it didn't go non-magnetic until it was a bright orange. That's all I can tell you but if anybody knows what I'm using and wants to tell me, i'd could get this nagging thought out of my mind.
knightsteel
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Twynn
I would be inclined to forge out some small thin sections in order to test quench them at a series of different temperatures. I you really want to know... then heat 2 pieces to 1400F, quench one in water and the other in oil. Use a file to check for hardness. Break them both. Does it bend or snap? Watch the grain size. Repeat at 1450F. Keep repeating the process, increasing the temperature by 50 degree increments.
If you want to save your dollars on steel, then you have to spend more with your sweat!
It could be interesting to hear the results of your tests.
Daniel Watson
I would be inclined to forge out some small thin sections in order to test quench them at a series of different temperatures. I you really want to know... then heat 2 pieces to 1400F, quench one in water and the other in oil. Use a file to check for hardness. Break them both. Does it bend or snap? Watch the grain size. Repeat at 1450F. Keep repeating the process, increasing the temperature by 50 degree increments.
If you want to save your dollars on steel, then you have to spend more with your sweat!
It could be interesting to hear the results of your tests.
Daniel Watson