I have ask this on another forum a couple years ago, with little responce, so I forgot all about it, until now.
The question is, has anyone ever thought about, using a flow meter on an Argon tank and piping it into an oven, to remove oxygen from the oven while heat treating. I have thought about this, and it seems like the heat treat ovens are sealed prety tight, so as not to loose alot of the argon, and once it is purged, it should only require a low flow to keep it oxygen free. Have I just completely lost it? or does this sound like it would work, and be a benifit? And if it did keep the oxygen out, what, if any ill effect could it have on the heat treat oven, or the steel? I know that Argon is used in Tig, and Mig welding to keep the elements of the atmosphere out of the weld zone, and should do the same in the oven. What do you Knife Dogs think?
Dale
The question is, has anyone ever thought about, using a flow meter on an Argon tank and piping it into an oven, to remove oxygen from the oven while heat treating. I have thought about this, and it seems like the heat treat ovens are sealed prety tight, so as not to loose alot of the argon, and once it is purged, it should only require a low flow to keep it oxygen free. Have I just completely lost it? or does this sound like it would work, and be a benifit? And if it did keep the oxygen out, what, if any ill effect could it have on the heat treat oven, or the steel? I know that Argon is used in Tig, and Mig welding to keep the elements of the atmosphere out of the weld zone, and should do the same in the oven. What do you Knife Dogs think?
Dale