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Talking about forging. Grain flow from the mill means nothing. I have a friend up in BC canada who describes his 2% nickel, 1084 sawmill blades he forges as "lining up the fibers in the metal." I asked him what the heck are you talking about, tho I had an idea? He thinks by hammering he lines up the grain to go against the edge. He got upset when I said I don't think that's how it works so I dropped it. Once heated to a certain temp I don't think grain matters much. Most all of my cracking problems involved cold rolled steel not hot rolled.
Has anyone here ever forged Cruwear steel? It was developed for forgers with added Vanadium for abrasion resistance.
Last edited by jimmontg; 02-06-2017 at 04:22 PM.
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