AkWildman
Well-Known Member
So I just heat treated a A2 blade,did my normal heat treat,sealed stainless foil pouch,I brought my temp up to 1450 and held for 10 mi then ramped up to 1800 for 40 minutes.Plate quenched,some of the foil stuck to the blade and I never had this happen before.The blade hardened as expected and I tempered giving it 3 one hour cycles.Using my hardness files it come in under 65 and obove 60.Now here's the freaky thing,I've never had foil stick to the blade so this was the first time I did this procedure with A2 .I went over to my large belt grinder with the intention of using the flat deck to get rid of the foil,I have a large powerful magnet that I hold blades with and it barely sticks to the blade .I've never that I can remember stuck a magnet to heat treated A2.The magnet sticks but not like I expected.What gives ????