Ben Sellers
Well-Known Member
I have a question about grain in a blade. I broke a blade today to get a look at the grain. I am not able to see grains with my naked eye, but when I take an extreme close-up picture I can see grain pretty well. This blade was 1095 that was heat treated at 1475 degrees F with a 10 minute wait after the oven (evenheat) got back to temp. Did I wait too long or is this grain acceptable? My intention here wasn't to have a soak period, it was to give the blade enough time to get to temperature. The quench was in unheated P50 and temper was at 450 degrees F. What do you think?