[TheForge] H-13 for anvil and dies?

Tue Mar 25 09:23:00 2003

When you let air harden steel like H13 cool........it will work harder next
round. Keep the dies hot when forming them if you do.  :-)

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: "TheForge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:44 PM
Subject: [TheForge] H-13 for anvil and dies?

> I came across some pretty large pieces of H-13 today, up to
> 6"x8"x12".  They are in pattern makers shop.  They are factory
> annealed.  What I'm wondering is whether or not relatively large blocks,
> smaller than the ones I just mentioned, of H-13 would be suitable for air
> hammer/anvil dies?
>
> Also, some of the pieces are about the right size for spring swage
> dies.  Would you form the swages in H-13 like you would in mild steel or
> 4140 by heating the die material to forging temp and then pressing a
> cold  "master" between to form the swage?
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
> ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
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