Will boing water effect the temper of a blade?

[Steel130]

Hey guys I have been doing some reading and have seen that several people have had good results dying a G-10 handle with Rit Dye. So I was wondering if I dunk just the handle of a blade into the boiling water could this effect it in anyway?
Thanks
Steel

 

[ron_m80]

No. the temper will be fine.

 

[Badhammer]

No. the temper will be fine.

+1

I believe tempering starts at temperatures above 500 degrees F. Water boils at 212 F.

 

[Steel130]

Cool thanks guys.

 

[Lucky Bob]

The low end of the tempering range, including carbon steels, is more like 350-375... still, liquid water can't go above 212F at standard atmospheric pressure, and it doesn't matter in the least until you surpass the original tempering temperature.