I am making a 420 stainless chefs knife, I am having it professionally heat treated but I need to temper it my self! I know you can do it with a regular oven, but I don't the temp, or how long!! Does anybody know? Thanks!
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Tempering stainless steel?
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Where are you having it heat treated? Most ( if not all ) professional HT'ing places that I know of perform the tempering process as part of the HT.
http://www.lindquiststeels.com/documentation/420-420esr.pdf
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It's not a good idea to delay between hardening and tempering.
Learn to google !
It's not a good idea to delay between hardening and tempering.
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I believe you don't understand that tempering is a part of heat treating. The process is done as one continuous step....not separate things. In stainless steel, the quench does not even finish until -100°F, and then it goes immediately into the tempering oven. This is why stainless is normally "professionally" heat treated.
Ok thanks! I did not understand it! This is my first time working with stainless steel! I usually work with carbon steel!
Walker heat treating in Cleveland, I will assume that they have then! This is my first time sending something to a professional heat treat!