[TheForge] Oregon fusion blades

[Keziah's Forge]

Hardfacing, maybe?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Oregon fusion blades


> Hi Don:
> It says they apply the " fusion" process after tempering...affects
> molecular structure....the only thing i can think of is cryogenics.
>
> PlumDon at aol.com wrote:
>> Anyone have an idea as to what the "fusion"  process is that Oregon is
>> using on their lawnmower blades.
>>
>> I have them  on my 60" Cadet Tank M60 and they do seem to be holding up
>> well. Typically they  claim their blades are tempered to R50 but edge is
>> farther hardened by this  "fusion" process. They are definitely more 
>> difficult to
>> harden.
>>
>> http://pressroom.oregonchain.com/pressreleases/PR_02162005.pdf
>>
>> I'm  wondering if the process is being used elsewhere.
>>
>> Don  Plummer
>> Phoenixville, PA
>>
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