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Saw Blades

Discussion in 'Heat Treating' started by Denis Gagne, Aug 31, 2022.

  1. Denis Gagne

    Denis Gagne New Member

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    If you use saw blades for knives is it necessary to quench and heat treat this kind of steel?
     
  2. FORGE

    FORGE Active Member

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    It depends on a couple of things.
    1. Was the saw blade a bi-metal blade with just the edge hardened or made from a heat treatable steel ?
    2. If it was a steel containing enough carbon to harden was it overheated during the grinding process and now requires heat treating?
    Just because it was a saw blade does not mean that the material used was a heat treatable steel suitable for knife construction.
    Take a small piece of some scrap material ,heat it red hot until it is non magnetic and quench in oil, test the hardness with a file, this should give you some indication if the steel can be hardened.
     
  3. Denis Gagne

    Denis Gagne New Member

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    OK, thanks for the info.
     

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