Miles of Steel Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hi all, Ive got a piece of a606 scrap here and I'm wondering if it will hold an edge. I am mostly illiterate when It comes to steel identification. Thank you and Im sorry if this has an obvious answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 safe as an axe? sure, usable as an axe? not unless you insert a high carbon bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles of Steel Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Suppose that means it can't be hardened by any means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 How many thousands of dollars are you willing to spend? You could melt it and adjust the alloy content till you got a hardenable alloy. It won't be A606 anymore; but A606 is a mild steel. Then cast your ingot and forge down to size and shape. Remember *most* steel used in the world is not suitable for blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles of Steel Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Answers my question. Thank you. Where do you all get your information on steel series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 At home I generally get out my copy of the ASM handbook; it's an older one; but most of the info I need from it doesn't change very often. Online I search on an alloy designation and look for composition and compare several sites to see if they agree. (I do weight steel companies info higher than misc posts on it.) Some alloys I know a bit about them from prior use or research---I'd have not had to look if you had said Corten steel instead of a606. Now the question I have is how does it do in a billet? Unfortunately the ASM handbook doesn't list that info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 We still have no idea of where in the world you are located. Giving advice on that would be different in various countries. Seeing as this is a world wide forum with members from about 150 countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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