ChrisB Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I have a brother that works for a large turf farm. He gave me some reel mower blade blanks that are made from Sheffield #10 steel. Can I forge this stuff without ruining its properties? Or should I just use a stock removal method? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 What properties do you think you might ruin by forging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 just keep it out of the high heat range if your not sure, forge at lower temps ,just be carfull for stress points and dont forget to normalise when forging is done, i tink there should be no problem i have forged some mower blades (the those kind in perticular) but i never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Without knowing the composition of the steel it is very difficult to determine what heat range to forge it. Forge it too cold and you invite cracking. With junkyard steel the best you can do is take a piece of it and expirement with it. See what works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Many years ago, Sheffield crucible steel was categorised into various 'tempers' (carbon contents), by breaking off the end of the ingot and looking at the structure. Accuracy was surprisingly high -- especially when you consider that it was all done with the naked eye and not being able to articulate what they were looking for! An old textbook on Sheffield steel might be able to tell you what temper #10 is. I can probably find out but it might be a few days before I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Here is where proper utilization of keywords in Google is helpful:http://www.northamerican-steel.com/pdf/04-05.pdf Looks like a medium carbon steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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