McMaster-Carr 11 second quench oil?

Will52100

Will52100

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I have been using Brownell's tough quench, but have gotten a larger capacity quench tank and need 3 1/2 gallons. I've been looking at the McMaster-Carr 11 second quench oil for use on 1095 and 1084. Is this fast enough for those steels? I have been using Texaco type A for years on 5160 and 52100, but I can not remember the quench speed for the life of me.

Thanks
 
Marginal for 1084, a tad slow for 1095. It is 11-13 second oil like Tough Quench.
Will52100 said:
I have been using Brownell's tough quench, but have gotten a larger capacity quench tank and need 3 1/2 gallons. I've been looking at the McMaster-Carr 11 second quench oil for use on 1095 and 1084. Is this fast enough for those steels? I have been using Texaco type A for years on 5160 and 52100, but I can not remember the quench speed for the life of me.

Thanks
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I just ordered a pail of the McMaster Carr 11 second oil. Kevin Cashen states its the same as Houghton G. It should work good for the 5160 and 52100, but the 1095 and 1084 will want a faster quench. Parks 50 is usually the answer. You can get Parks from Maxim Oil in Texas.
 
My understanding is that Tough Quench is Houghton G. The McMaster-Carr stuff is not clear like TQ or Parks #50.
J. Hoffman said:
I just ordered a pail of the McMaster Carr 11 second oil. Kevin Cashen states its the same as Houghton G. It should work good for the 5160 and 52100, but the 1095 and 1084 will want a faster quench. Parks 50 is usually the answer. You can get Parks from Maxim Oil in Texas.
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This is the company that makes McMaster Carr's 11 quenching oil. They custom blend oils and it states right on the bottom of their products page that their customer's blends are kept confidential. This could very well be a proprietary blend made just for MCM.

http://motoroilinc.com/products/




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Good to know, thanks. I've had good luck with Brownell's tough quench heated to 130 deg. F. But I've only got a little less than a gallon of it and would like to get my hands on a 5 gallon bucket of the proper quench oil since I'll be spending more money on it.

The question then is, where to get it?
 
IIRC, the "sweet spot" for TQ is 150F. At that temp it is 11 second oil. At 130 or 180, it is 13 second. The downside of that compared to #50 at room temp is that it will flame up more readily.
Will52100 said:
Good to know, thanks. I've had good luck with Brownell's tough quench heated to 130 deg. F. But I've only got a little less than a gallon of it and would like to get my hands on a 5 gallon bucket of the proper quench oil since I'll be spending more money on it.

The question then is, where to get it?
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I've been using it. In the kith I used 52100 and it got tested at RC 60 after tempering ofcourse which was exactly what I was shooting for.
 
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