[TheForge] Splitting steel

[Andrew Vida]

Well, if you're not forging too hot or too cold, then perhaps you got
a bar with an inclusion in it, in which case your only practical
remedy is to get a new bar and continue.

Is it A36?

Bob Rackers wrote:
> 
> 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?