52100 - dimensional changes upon tempering at various temperatures
52100 - dimensional changes upon tempering at various temperatures
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Does anyone have info on the dimensional changes one might expect when 52100, after a cryogenic treatment, is tempered at increasingly higher temps?
Does post-cryo tempering cause 52100 to grow or shrink?
Does it grow or shrink more the higher the tempering temp?
Thank You,
R as Rain
Does post-cryo tempering cause 52100 to grow or shrink?
Does it grow or shrink more the higher the tempering temp?
Thank You,
R as Rain





RE: 52100 - dimensional changes upon tempering at various temperatures
We had heat treat recipes known as 'Growth Tempers,' where, for example, a -100F, 2-hour deep freeze was followed by a 400F temper for six hours, to a final hardness of 58-62 HRC.