Cracking...

[FERRARIVS]

Hi all,

I'm having a bit of a problem that's come out of left field it seems- after nearly 10 months of working with the same steel and forge, suddenly I'm finding pieces here and there are cracking on me and I have no idea why.

I forged the majority of this piece and it was fine but then I went and just to show someone worked on the end on the right, not even touching the area that's cracked, and I didn't quench it super hot or anything- yet there are all kinds of cracks in it now and it's ruined. I don't think I did anything different than I always have- any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Matt

[Tald the dead]

my experience, with a similar situation, was to many heats and/or soaking in the fire to long. I got the same cracks as in the pics.

Hope it helps!

[Frosty]

Looks over worked. Possibly something in the A36 that has a short time/heat tolerance.

This is a good example of what's being referred to as "tired" on another thread. Worked too long and heated too many times.

Frosty

[SGropp]

Never quench A36 when it is showing any color and never unless it's going to be heated again. I never quench anything unless I have to.

[FERRARIVS]

Ah, okay, thanks guys- I guess I've just been unknowingly avoiding the chance of this happening in the past, but now I'll certainly be more careful.

[bigfootnampa]

I think you got it too hot mainly. I've had that too.

[craig]

How did you fuller that ?
Stuff like that happens to me if I rush...fuller too deep in spots and get too much of a corner, and then not smoothing things out properly.
Maybe got cold shuts from sharp edges folding over and then hammered in ?