W2 heat treat. Nov 2, 2005 · After normalizing, I heat W2 blades to 1450f, soak for 5...
W2 heat treat. Nov 2, 2005 · After normalizing, I heat W2 blades to 1450f, soak for 5 to 10 minutes and quench in Park's #50 oil. Right into temper at 400f for 2 hours. I tested 4 pieces of Aldos. Hold at 1475 for 10 minutes, and quench into Parks 50 oil. Exceptional hardness, wear resistance for cutting tools, dies, precision instruments. If I want to try a hamon do I just do Feb 2, 2014 · Hi guys, There has been some recent discussion regarding the W2 that's currently available and it's inability to harden consistently throughout the steel. Either something is way off with your heat treat or your steel is Apr 26, 2011 · Tips on heat treating W2 By Geoff Keyes April 26, 2011 in Metallurgy and other enigmas Dec 6, 2004 · By Heat Treat schedule are you referring to a schedule that establishes a time when some W2 could be heat treated? My gut tells me you might be asking about temperatures, times, quenching media, and such for a new W2 alloy. Jun 17, 2014 · A simple W2 heat treat would be to bring up to 1475F (using Aldo's W2 with . I have some of it and so I wanted to try some different protocols to see if I could produce more consistent results. A soak time gets most of the carbides into solution and allows the steel to reach full hardeness. tmksrthnjrovurldnhcdyrhygupbmuqtmmekmzhaedobdxziys