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64216 Douglas S Caprette <dscaprette@j...> 1999‑06‑20 Re: Some Rockwell C hardness numbers
On Fri, 18 Jun 1999 19:51:06 eugene@t... writes:
>Thankyou to George Langford & Rev.Ron for adding to the info being

>>Galoots whose saws become brittle after electrolysis
>>can prevent that by baking the saws around 300 F for
>>several hours immediately after the electrolysis to
>>drive off the hydrogen that causes the embrittlement
>>(actually, delayed cracking due to residual stress).
>

Oh yeah, that reminds me of a question I forgot to ask:

Does this mean that just letting the saw sit around for
a week or so before using, or setting it in the sun al say
will be inadequate to prevent cracking?



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