Heat Treating 1095 High Carbon Steel

When heat treating 1095 keep your quench tank close to your oven or forge.
Heat treating 1095 high carbon steel. Recommended working sequence for 1095. Average dew point 7 c 45 f. Chemically the steel contains just carbon 90 to 1 04 percent manganese 30 to. Do not forge below 1500 f 815 c.
American iron and steel institute grade 1095 steel is a high carbon simple steel. Normalized at 885 c 1625 f water quenched from 800 815 c 1475 1550 f. Yet although manganese hardens steel when used in certain levels in higher levels it makes for a more brittle blade overall. The downside of the extra carbon is that it requires more care in the heat treatment avoid lamellar annealing and overheating.
205 400 58 hrc. This alloy and all our alloys have been properly annealed. 1095 high carbon steel carbon content. Typical hardnesses of 1095 carbon steel after tempering for 2 hours at different temperatures.
Heat to 2100 f 1150 c. A favorite steel for many knife makers and enthusiasts our 1095 has earned a respected reputation as being excellent for forging grinding and taking a wonderful edge. Quench as quickly as possible or you will not achieve full hardness. Despite the reduction in wear created by the high presence of carbon 1095 steel is not as tough as other types of steel due to the lower levels of manganese which serves to harden the steel.
Temperature c f rockwell hardness hrc.