samuraistuart
Well-Known Member
Doug and Kevin, thank you so much. I will be sure to look that material up. I am becoming fascinated with steel lately, my wife thinks I'm weird(er).
Let me fire this one out there for you guys. Kevin, you are going to HATE this!!!! If you were making a knife (with all consideration towards the edge and edge retention, not toughness), out of Cru Forge V or 52100, or the 1.2519 I have on the way, and the steel has been properly normalized at temp and time, what austenitizing temperature would YOU choose, and why? 1475-1500 or 1525-1550. You have no idea how this is racking my brain (pea-brain). I will literaly wake up in the middle of the night with this question bearing down on me.
Let me fire this one out there for you guys. Kevin, you are going to HATE this!!!! If you were making a knife (with all consideration towards the edge and edge retention, not toughness), out of Cru Forge V or 52100, or the 1.2519 I have on the way, and the steel has been properly normalized at temp and time, what austenitizing temperature would YOU choose, and why? 1475-1500 or 1525-1550. You have no idea how this is racking my brain (pea-brain). I will literaly wake up in the middle of the night with this question bearing down on me.