[TheForge] A36 vs 1018

Sun Jun 15 10:34:01 2003

Bob,

If it seems hard at first, the let it normalize ... i.e. get it hot past 
critical temp and set aside to cool.  You don't need to go the full 
annealing procedure using vermiculite or ashes for slow cooling, all you 
need to do is normalize.  Once normalized it should forge just like hot rolled.

Dave Brown

At 21:20 06/13/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Dan -
>
>Where did you get this info?
>If this is true, then it seems that I'd have more problems with 1018
>cold-rolled that I shouldn't have with A-36.
>I hope this cold-rolled isn't harder to forge than A-36.
>
>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Dan Tull
>Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:34 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] A36 vs 1018
>
>
>Theoretically,   cold rolled is A36 hot rolled run thru dies, which work
>hardens, de-scales, and demensionally

Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG