[TheForge] Steel substitution

Wed Jan 16 19:18:00 2002

I read somewhere they were O1.  I think I saw the chart on site like "keenjunk" or something like that.  Kinda wish I remembered.  There was lots of good info on the site.

Larry

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> A number of people around here are using McPherson struts for chisels, I'm not sure what they are made of, or if they are any good for hot tools. I would be interested in knowing what they are made of, does anyone know?
>
> Daryl
>
> Andy Vida <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Andy Vida wrote:
> >>
> >> > Daniel Crowther wrote:
> >>
> >> > >         I do not have any S-1, however I do have access to the following
> >> > > steels:  A36, 5160, O-1, and automotive/truck engine valves.  Which one of
> >> > > these would be my best choice?
> >>
> >>         None of them will suffice.
> >
> >    I should have further qualified that with "if you want
> >    convenience".
> >
> >    Their lack of hot hardness and general low grade of heat
> >    tolerance will demand you work differently, taking care
> >    not to draw the temper too much, rendering the tool useless.
> >    Smiths used plain carbon steel for centuries and got the
> >    work done.  I did not mean to imply that the steels you
> >    listed were of zero value.  I meant to say that the high
> >    alloy, heat tolerant steels allow you to work more conveniently.
> >    My apologies for speaking neglectfully.
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