Lerch
Well-Known Member
I have been using some 1095 carbon steel from Aldo and as per instructions on the board here i have been normalizing it in a 3 cycle process before i HT. What i have been doing is heating it to 1450deg and as soon as it reaches temp i take it out and allow it to cool to black in calm air. then i place back in the oven and heat it to 1425deg two more times, cooling the same as before.
my question is do i need to anneal the steel before HT ? i had read where someone was doing this, heating it to 1100deg and allowing to cool in oven to room temp?? Or should i just normalize for the third time, cool to room temp, and then run straight to the HT ? i have been HT'ing at 1450deg for soak time of 5min and then straight into parks 50 oil heated to 110deg.
thanks
steve
my question is do i need to anneal the steel before HT ? i had read where someone was doing this, heating it to 1100deg and allowing to cool in oven to room temp?? Or should i just normalize for the third time, cool to room temp, and then run straight to the HT ? i have been HT'ing at 1450deg for soak time of 5min and then straight into parks 50 oil heated to 110deg.
thanks
steve