[TheForge] Splitting steel

Sat May 17 19:00:00 2003

This is the problem with A-36's performance spec as opposed to 1018 HR's
alloy spec.

As long as A-36 performs within spec. it doesn't matter what's in it so
you're bound to run into hot short A-36 every now and then as well as almost
any other known glitch. . . . that's within A-36 specs.

Grab another piece and if it happens again, from a different bar or even
batch.

<sigh>

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rackers" <[email protected]>
To: "TheForge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 2:39 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Splitting steel

> Today I was forging some 3/4" round hot-rolled to square.
> Despite working at a high forging temperature and not working it below a
red
> heat, I noticed some cracks developing across the material. When it became
> evident that the cracks were going to result in the piece eventually
breaking,
> I cut that short section off and continued on the next section.
> I then noticed two longitudinal cracks on one face.
> I've never had a problem like this before, but of course I've never had a
> deadline like this and working my last piece of 3/4" round either.
> Though I'm sure Murphy has everything to do with this, I'm curious to know
if
> anyone else has ever had this problem.
> Is there any way around this problem, or is the only solution to pick up
> another piece and start over?
>
> Bob
>
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