[TheForge] Re: TheForge 1045 Steel (?)

[dan tull]

I believe the manganese (not magnesium), I don't  the 40 pts.
The spec data sheet came from a RR supplier, not anvilfire.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dann Johnson" <dann at wctatel.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [SPAM]Re: [TheForge] 1045 Steel (?)


> 
> Dan
> 
> Yop. I read that too, but it is the specs of the min carbon content.
 
> They are supposed to be a minimum of 30 points carbon, but many 
> sources rate them at 1040 or higher.
>> It was interesting to read the follow up posts...  that the spike are 
> more ' vegetable soup  than I had known... reading  that some posts 
> that cite magnesium, rather than  carbon content that making  them hard.
> 
> Dann
>