Thread: Finish prior to heat treat and after process
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Old 01-26-2017, 09:27 AM
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Tempering a carbon steel at 500F or just above can create embrittlement, or so I've read. You use different tempers to achieve different results which is why various sources may quote different temperatures but 500 is too much. Try about 400 - 425 ...


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