Recent content by HT_Super

Trust me, i don't know much about this steel either...Every other program we've ever produced was either 420/420 HC or 440A/440C. My job is to burn them up, not design them. However, we are indeed having luck with our new recipe change, although we had to have the steel mill put a tighter...

Thank you for the reply. The program we are launching is a new program for 2", 4", 6", & 8" serated blades from a large US Hunting & Fishing Manufacturer. These parts are required to be between 79-86 HRB (Rockwell B), so no the heat treated hardness is not "low". I guess the question was really...

We currently launched a new program in our shop that is hot forged with Gerdau ZF7B steel. We are having a real hard time getting the furnace (Surface Combustion Cast Belt) to run with an efficient temperature program. Currently we are running @ 1742° in front section, 1500° in the middle...

Anyone have experience heat treating this steel?