[TheForge] Re: cold drawn steel

[Scott Lane]

>Wouldn't heating it to critical temp undo any compaction?   I understand 
>in as left the mill state the surface is compacted ( belt sand off one 
>side of a cold rolled flat bar and let it sit for a while to see the 
>effects) , but does the effect survive the forge?

         I don't think just heating it to critical temp will undo physical 
movement of the material.  It's not compacted through the entire piece, 
just the surface.  Think of a plain M&M; hard shell with softer inside...