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Did a little testing recently with the magical elixer known as "SuperQuench". I hope to do some more in the future, and get some better data, but I thought I'd share what I had so far.
This came about because I'm trying to make a knife for a customer out of a tiller tine he supplied (he gave me a box full of em). He specifically requested I use the tiller tine, and the deer antler he supplied, that way it's all from stuff that was his.
After failing to get the tiller tine hardness above 44ish Rockwell with water quenching(I have access to a tester at work). I decided to try the enigmatic superquench. Here are my results.
Tiller tine, raw, untouched, etc. = 44 - 46 Rc.
Tiller tine quenched in water = 44 HRc
Tiller tine in SuperQuench = 48-50 HRc
Mild steel (alloy unknown). As is hotrolled. = 3 HRc.
Same mild steel, in SuperQuench = 42-43 HRc.
As an addendum, I will be moving forward by forge welding 1084 with this steel so I have a good edge.
This came about because I'm trying to make a knife for a customer out of a tiller tine he supplied (he gave me a box full of em). He specifically requested I use the tiller tine, and the deer antler he supplied, that way it's all from stuff that was his.
After failing to get the tiller tine hardness above 44ish Rockwell with water quenching(I have access to a tester at work). I decided to try the enigmatic superquench. Here are my results.
Tiller tine, raw, untouched, etc. = 44 - 46 Rc.
Tiller tine quenched in water = 44 HRc
Tiller tine in SuperQuench = 48-50 HRc
Mild steel (alloy unknown). As is hotrolled. = 3 HRc.
Same mild steel, in SuperQuench = 42-43 HRc.
As an addendum, I will be moving forward by forge welding 1084 with this steel so I have a good edge.