[TheForge] Superquench/hardening power hammer dies

[Schade]

On Dec 29, 2004, at 5:03 PM, David E. Smucker wrote:

>   A36 hardened in superquench is not tool steel.  It is just A36 about 
> as damn hard as you can get it.


That's good enough for me.

Those that have tested it get 50 on the Rockwell "C" scale as in the 
article in the current Home Shop Machinist by Otto Bacon. 50 RCH should 
make a fine 25lber die.

Bob