Greetings Carburize22,
Many thanks for the post.
Since you are currently using the salts, do they have a tendency to bloom and creep? I have used water soluble salts to Black Oxide tools and I store the tank outside within a double plastic bag.
Handling Lead does not bother me as I wash...
Greetings,
A great start. Learning a lot.
Does molten Lead remove the heat from the steel part as quickly as molten salt?
I got into Austempering after reading the heat treat specifications on an old blueprint.
It said to Austenize 4150 steel at 1550F and quench in salt 650F-675F for 30...
Greetings,
New to the forum and I have lots of questions.
I am working at Austempering 4140 Steel to a final hardness of 40-42 HRC.
Material is 0.75" diameter with a 0.313" hole through 6" in length.
I heat the part to 1600F and hold for 30 minutes.
Next, the part gets quenched in a bath...
