August 13, 200916 yr Certainly can, but it's pretty hard stuff and you have to work quick, it needs to be kept hot. When you start off forging each heat, start light and get heavier, don't just wallop into it from the first hit as it needs to get, I suppose "hammer conditioned" before really belting it, if you are heating it in a forge fire be careful not to overheat it and burn it as it can be fairly easy to stuff HSS by overheating. After you are done forging it anneal it immediately in lime, ashes or the like. As for heat treating it after, its fairly involved. Have fun Cheers Phil Edited August 13, 200916 yr by forgemaster
August 13, 200916 yr ASTM A600 -92a(2004) Standard Specification for Tool Steel High SpeedSpringerLink - Journal ArticleForge-Practice and Heat Treatment of ... - Google BooksHigh-speed steel: the development ... - Google Books
August 13, 200916 yr First ask yourself whether you really need HSS for your application. You're not going to be able to heat treat it anywhere near properly without some real for-sure heat treating equipment.
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