Heat Treating, general discussion

536 topics in this forum

1. Wilson Maeulen 2-A Hardness tester

   By quint, December 6, 2013
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   • CoyoteGear
   • October 29, 2016

3. heat treating / tempering rail track?

   By GoodThing Factory, September 18, 2016   

   • heat treating
   • rail track
   • 6 replies
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   • Frosty
   • October 27, 2016

4. Beginners Guide - Difference between Heat Treating, Annealing and Tempering

   By Dustin Quade, April 28, 2016
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   • arkie
   • October 15, 2016

5. A401 spring steel

   By the iron dwarf, October 9, 2016
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   • the iron dwarf
   • October 11, 2016

6. Galvanized quench tank

   By SkoobyNewb, October 7, 2016
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   • JHCC
   • October 8, 2016

7. Hardest low carbon steel for permeability

   By Hummina, September 24, 2016
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   • Hummina
   • September 25, 2016

8. Homemade anvil heat treating?

   By Mcan, July 7, 2016
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   • Mcan
   • July 8, 2016

9. Forklift tine anvil, heat treat?

   By Ozzyris, June 21, 2016
   • 15 replies
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   • Bo T
   • June 26, 2016

10. Steel type for Machinist Gage Blocks

    By Latticino, June 16, 2016   

    • steel identification
    • hammer forging
    • (and 1 more)

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      • steel identification
      • hammer forging
      • heat treatment
    • 6 replies
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    • Latticino
    • June 19, 2016

11. Yield Strength

    By Tim Tim, June 14, 2016
    • 2 replies
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    • Frosty
    • June 15, 2016

12. Can you over forge metal ?

    By Mbmul175, May 29, 2016   

    • metal
    • 7 replies
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    • Richard Furrer
    • June 13, 2016

13. Can the potentially worst recipe for kool-aid in history make for easy, cheap and highly effective case hardening of mild steel?

    By Gift Horse, June 25, 2011
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    • Frosty
    • May 30, 2016

14. Forging and heat treating S5 steel

    By Bo T, May 26, 2016
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    • ThomasPowers
    • May 26, 2016

15. heat treat follies

    By SReynolds, May 22, 2016
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    • SReynolds
    • May 23, 2016

16. PMM4

    By Marciaga, December 29, 2015
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    • ThomasPowers
    • May 17, 2016

17. 4140 punches

    By treytheknifeguy, May 4, 2016
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    • forgemaster
    • May 12, 2016

18. Straighten bolts with forge

    By Tenn Clif, May 10, 2016
    • 6 replies
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    • Kozzy
    • May 10, 2016

19. Using Flux As Decarburization Prevention?

    By Eric Morgan, April 29, 2016
    • 8 replies
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    • Eric Morgan
    • April 29, 2016

20. color temper chart

    By GottMitUns, January 20, 2015
    • 18 replies
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    • Michael Cochran
    • April 21, 2016

21. Annealing 5/8" Coil Springs on Struts

    By olfart, March 25, 2016
    • 13 replies
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    • Frosty
    • March 27, 2016

22. Shortening a coil spring 1 2

    By Dave51B, March 6, 2016
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    • Dave51B
    • March 24, 2016

23. why is a softer hardness better for woocuttig tools?

    By Ian Sayers, March 17, 2016
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    • John McPherson
    • March 18, 2016

24. Heat treating garage door torsion spring?

    By Joey Niemeier, February 19, 2016
    • 5 replies
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    • Frosty
    • February 23, 2016

25. H13 help, hopefully in layman's terms (yes I've read through the existing posts) 1 2

    By dognose, January 17, 2014
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    • ThomasPowers
    • February 20, 2016

26. Skid Shoes Made From Truck Leaf Spring?

    By SReynolds, February 16, 2016
    • 6 replies
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    • Frosty
    • February 17, 2016