[TheForge] Stainless Steel raising

[Dave Brown]

At 22:56 09/24/03 +1000, you wrote:
>Friends,I  wish to enter into the mysteries of mash brewing.I have some 
>dented stainless kegs.
>I need to repair these .Also need to make some close fitting lids from the 
>top part of the kegs
>for canning , and other stuff.I'm familiar with the hand raising of non 
>ferrous metals , and
>work hardening /annealing.Have read that stainless steel work hardens .How 
>does
>one anneal SS? Any suggestions /discussion welcome.
>Regards , Bela Beke .
>beke@primus.com.au

In all probability it's a 304 stainless, about the most widely used 
type.  According to the Principle Metals site  ( 
http://www.principalmetals.com/properties/result.asp?Family=Stainless+Steel&MetalName=304 
) anneal at 1850-2050 F (1010-1121 C) followed by rapid cooling (i.e. water 
quench).


Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG