[TheForge] Ed- heat treating S-7

Andrew Vida [email protected]
Tue Sep 2 13:37:00 2003


On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:41:39 -0400, Kevin donahoe <flyinpig@go- 
concepts.com> wrote:

> I was wondering if normalizing is ever an issue with air quenched steel?
> Just not part of the process, or ever a need once it's heated from 
> annealed?

	I would imagine that it is not.  Annealing such steels
	requires a very slow ramp to ambient, I believe in the
	48 to 72-hour range.