Normalizing A-2 ?

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I know this has been discussed...I had asked Kevin Cashen in someone's HT thread and I know he gave a time and temp. The Carpenter Steel document does not recommend normalizing A-2 so no data there. But I am using flat ground stock (not forging...stock removal) and want to do a couple cycles....Anyone remember temps and cooling rate?

EDIT: Perhaps it was just a recommendation to anneal? Can't remember...

Thanks guys.
 
just looked at the annealing recommendation...take to 1550-1600F and cool 40deg F per hr....WOW! That's 38 hours in the furnace...

I must be missing something...can't be to room temp? Maybe below critical and shut the furnace off? (I hope)
 
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