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Heat Treating 154CM
I am having a heck of a time narrowing down the proper HT formula for 154CM. I haven't had anything to do at work today so i have spent the last few hours trying to figure out how to HT the steel from Aldo, so far i have seen at least 5 different methods.
I have contacted Aldo but haven't heard anything back yet so hopefully someone on here can point me in the right direction. These recipes seemed to keep popping up -Austenize at 1950F for 45-60 min Plate quench cryo treatment temper @ 500F 2x 2hr RC aprox 61 -Preheat blade to 1500F for 10min Austenize at 2000F for 20 min oil quench Cryo treatment temper @ 400-425F 4 Hrs RC aprox 60-60.5 -Austenize at 1950F for 45 min Plate quench cryo treatment temper @ 450F 2x 2hr RC aprox 60-61 -Austenize at 1950F for 25 min Plate quench cryo treatment temper @ 450F 2x 2hr RC aprox 59-60 It seems from all the text that a 61RC is a sweet spot for this steel. I will be using dry ice/acetone for my Cryo treatment. I can oil quench or plate quench. I don't have access to a hardness tester so I am kind of flailing in the dark here. |
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