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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
Yeah, most other alloys I am not familiar and only know a little about, it is all similar in reading the phase diagrams but some require more specific quenching and tempering procedures. Some like 440C I think need a non reactive atmosphere or you start pulling impurities out of the air. I mostly deal with high carbon alloys like 5160 and 1095 which are pretty simple, the quenching window is just a bit narrow. 1525F is ideal, 1600F and above will cause it to quench crack, below 1500F you start to fall out of phase.
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Tamahagane steel, dying blade, etching & different materials for the handles and pins... add sub-zero or deep cryogenic treatment... whole Pandora box lol
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
All just numbers in a catalog for me. Trace impurities to tweak it one way or another.
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Yup same for me. That's why I try to keep my blade metal in easy & cheaper high carbon steels