Color Case Hardening Temperature. I don't know why this works better than charcoal, but it does. Color case hardening is done much the same way except that generally only leather and bone are used as the carbon source.
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Color case hardening temperatures jul 12 th, 2006 at 11:33pm print post : I'm guessing i could just send the. Extremely informative article by tate.
Discussion Starter · #1 · Jul 30, 2010.
Carburizing is the process of heating up a metal part in the. Joined jul 15, 2007 · 43 posts. My experience is limited to the work done here in the states by doug turnbull in bloomfield, pa., but that one experience convinced me that if i was ever to have another gun case colored, he would do the work.
Case Hardening Alone Leaves A Dull Gray Finish (Think Mill Files) Unless Additives Are Added To Produce Color.
It is heated to somewhere around 1,200 to 1,400 degrees and then quenched. A lot of really old model rifles have color case hardening these days, but i love to see handguns that have this finish on them. I'm guessing i could just send the.
By Shameless Womanizer 57929, October 2, 2011 In Sass Wire.
Color case hardening, if done correctly by someone who knows what they are doing, and who controls the heat properly, will not effect the integrity of the steel, mostly because the case is very thin, only on the surface, giving a hard outer case for protection from dings, etc., allowing core to remain unaffected by the process, and giving added rust resistance to outer surface, as well. Adding a bit of potassium nitrate to. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.
Would Anyone Happen To Know Anyone In The Southern Indiana Area That Could Do It For Me?
By derby crighton, october 28, 2011 in sass wire. Color case hardening temperatures jul 12 th, 2006 at 11:33pm print post : I'd hate to go to all the trouble of making the fittings only to.
It Is Caused By Different Thickness Of Very Thin Layers Of Iron Oxide.
Are there different processes at different. Senior forum member offline posts: I plan on having the frame and slide color case hardened(may end up trying my hand at doing it myself) as well as doing some inlay work on the.
