What Happens During Tempering of Steel

[Larrin]

New article on the mechanisms of tempering in steel, where I answered questions such as the following:
1) Why do we temper?
2) How do different alloying additions affect tempering?
3) Is temperature or time more important during tempering?

All this and more here: http://knifesteelnerds.com/2018/04/23/what-happens-during-tempering-of-steel/

 

[Richard338]

A lot to digest.

 

[Larrin]

A lot to digest.

Don't worry, I won't post a new article for a few days so you can re-read it a few times.

 

[PirateSeulb]

Larrin are you going to publish all this in a book at some point? Or series of knife knowledge encyclopedias

 

[Larrin]

Larrin are you going to publish all this in a book at some point? Or series of knife knowledge encyclopedias

That is possible. Editing of the articles would be required for writing a book so that the subjects have a natural progression between them. And the book would probably have to have a more limited scope, like a book on heat treating, for example. Regardless it is all available for free on the website.

 

[danbot]

Another great article Larrin! I will be re-reading it a few times as well!

 

[Larrin]

Another great article Larrin! I will be re-reading it a few times as well!

Thanks!

 

[Jrmysell]

Great article again!

 

[gunfixrjoe]

Dear Larrin, you are awesome........

 

[Larrin]

Dear Larrin, you are awesome........

This might be the first time a person has been called awesome in regards to an article written about tempering.

 

[gunfixrjoe]

This might be the first time a person has been called awesome in regards to an article written about tempering.

But yet well deserved

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Very clear article. Many thanks.

 

[Willie71]

This is the best thing since Verhoeven (Kevin Cashen has some great info out there too, but not in this detail.) Many thanks.

 

[Natlek]

That is possible. Editing of the articles would be required for writing a book so that the subjects have a natural progression between them. And the book would probably have to have a more limited scope, like a book on heat treating, for example. Regardless it is all available for free on the website.

Larrin , If you can change the font, it's hard for me to read it , too thin letters ?
And thanks for doing this , easy to understand text without many professional terms .....

 

[Larrin]

Larrin , If you can change the font, it's hard for me to read it , too thin letters ?
And thanks for doing this , easy to understand text without many professional terms .....

I will change the font if I can figure out how.

 

[shqxk]

Larrin, when it come to metallurgy you are the man.