[TheForge] A36 vs 1018

Sun Jun 15 11:39:01 2003

Thanks, Dave.
That's what I figured (and hoped to hear).

All the best,

Bob

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Subject: RE: [TheForge] A36 vs 1018

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