[TheForge] informal heat treat suggestions

[Kevin D]

Peter,

My Jorgensen Stock book says for hardening S1, it's quenched in oil @
1650-1750*F, tempering is done 400-1200*F.  You could temper it in a self
cleaning oven, maybe.

Kevin D

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 > I'd be grateful for suggestions on a shade-tree methodology for
 heat treating some small S1 steel forgings.
 Ive got a couple dozen corkscrews ( wurms, properly speaking) all
 forged up and formed with the little eyes punched out.(poor
 widdle wurms!)
   Needless to say, there are a lot of heats ( wurms can be
 infuriating to get right) and i don't know just how decarborized
 they are at this point.
 S1 is an air hardening steel and the small cross section means
 that they will cool quite quickly, especially the tips.
 Tempering also promises to be tricky because of the shape and taper.
 Do i need to process all these wurms in a welded steel box?
 Help'd be appreciated....Pete F
 >
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