Heat Treating 5160 Steel Knife

For my next installment in the beginners series i decided to do the fast and loose approach to heat treating 5160 sup9 which are the same thing.
Heat treating 5160 steel knife. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Knife making how to heat treat a knife super simple diy heat treating. It is possible to decarburize steel by leaving it hot too long in contact with air. More info below beginner knife making steel video.
Heat to 1600 f 870 c and cool in still air. This will work for smaller knives with the bunn. Heat to 2200 f 1205 c maximum and do not forge after forging stock has dropped below approximately 1600 f 870 c normalizing. How to heat treat simple carbon steels the short version.
You may want to read what those tests consist of. This method will be suitable for people who already have an oxy lp oxy acetylene rig. Heat the steel to non magnetic any way you can 815 c 1500 f no hold time required just get the entire blade to this temperaturequickly quench in luke warm canola oil oil is about 30 c 86 f sand the flats with some sand paper just enough to get a few shiny sections temper the blade in the stove for 2 hours x 2 at 200 c 390 f the.