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Tempering

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What happens when one forget the part to be tempered in the oven (420F) for a couple hours?
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Should be fine unless the data sheet for the material states a maximum tempering time.
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Magicniner wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:52 am Should be fine unless the data sheet for the material states a maximum tempering time.
This is my understanding as well. Normally its the temperature that's important, not the time (except that the time must be long enough).
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Thanks. The part, a square drive for sockets, is still file hard.
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tornitore45 wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:06 pm Thanks. The part, a square drive for sockets, is still file hard.
That sounds more like the temperature wasn't correct if that's not the hardness you wanted.
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No. I was afraid to have drawn to much hardness due to prolonged heating. I want it to be at blue color temper, hard but not tool hard.
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Tempering temps depend on the material itself, and will vary by several hundred degrees for the same hardness in different materials. 420 is pretty low for a lot of them.
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Search Amazon for:
Tempilstik sets

Multiple temperature sticks are available.
I assume there are other brands of similar (possibly better?) products.
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Major screw up on my part. I wanted a blue temper like springs, my toaster oven go as high as 550F and I will settle for that.
I set the temperature to 420F based on faulty memory.
No wonder the part (O1 drill rod) was still file hard.
Will retemper at 550F and set a timer so I do not forget. Wife is not trilled with the use of the toaster oven, you know how possessive they get about the kitchen, even if there is no issue heating a piece of clean steel instead of a croissant.
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First there is a piece of clean steel, then you never know where it will end. I think a thrift store might have good deal on a toaster oven.
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Re: Tempering

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If you know what hardness you want to achieve you can look up the temperature/hardness chart for the steel you are using.
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