4140 and 6150 - Tools, Supplies and Materials - Bladesmith 4140 steel vs 5160 supply
Dec 29, 2012 · 4140 is not a real good choice. The upper range of hardness is mid 50's, good for axes and hammers, not so much for blades. 6150 is a spring steel and if memory serves is pretty much like 5160, which a lot of folks here use as a knife steel.
Hi all, Has anyone used these typs of stell before? And if so how are they for making a blade out ofthese typs of steel 4140 and 6150. I did look t 4140 steel vs 5160 supply4140 is not a real good choice. The upper range of hardness is mid 50's, good for axes and hammers, not so much for blades. 6150 is a spring steel 4140 steel vs 5160 supplyI snagged several feet of leaf spring bolts (2') which are 6150 and as Geoff mentioned it's very similar to 5160 in forging and heat treating. Find 4140 steel vs 5160
[email protected] Keyes Thank you,I just picked up a piece of 4140(10 Lbs)2x2x6 for a hammer I'm going to try and make in the summer,thanks for the informatio 4140 steel vs 5160
[email protected] B Finnigan The scrap yeard up the street from me has a lot of 6150,in all size's,I think they sell it for like $1.00 a pound,but they charge a $1 4140 steel vs 5160 supply6150 is reputed to be even tougher than 5160. It has about 10 points less Carbon and the addition of a bit of Vanadium, otherwise it is the same as 4140 steel vs 5160 supplyLove it. Another instance where the tried and true rules on heat treating, in this case no soak for hypoeutictoid other than to heat it all the way 4140 steel vs 5160 supplyJust to repeat what others have said 4140 steel vs 5160 supply I've used 6150 to make hammer heads. It is quite tough stuff to forge by hand if you're using large section 4140 steel vs 5160
[email protected] and anyone els, What is " austenitizing temperatureing " exactly? I read some place about using sand to slowly cool it before putting it in 4140 steel vs 5160 supplyAustinization temperature is the temperature that a steel alloy will change from a body centered cube to a face centered cube. The reason that it's 4140 steel vs 5160 supply
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