[TheForge] Dies

[Jerry Frost]

From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>


> What kind if steel is rr track? I've heard it makes 
> good dies, but some work
> to make it usable.
>
> Ron C
>
>

There are two basic types of rail: Line rail and Yard 
rail.

Line rail is generally 1085-1095.

Yard rail usually has Vanadium or Manganese as a 
significant component and is harder to use in a small 
shop environment. These alloys have serious limits on 
heat and time before bad things start happening.

Yard rail is usualy marked with a "Y", "V", or "M". (As 
I recall)

I haven't looked in some years so I may be off and Yard 
rail may well have changed since as well. Then of 
course different manufacturers have different alloys to 
attain the specs.

Frosty
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