Rapid Heat Treating with Salt Pots -The Secret to Ultra Performance? Media

Published: 4 months ago

Salt pots mean you don't need to use foil or coatings to avoid scale. But the biggest benefit is they heat up the steel a lot faster than air. Will this lead to better properties?

Written article with this information: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2024/08/05/rapid-heat-treating-with-salt-pots/

00:00 Intro
02:44 Why Salt Pots?
03:42 Heating Rate
06:38 Soak Time
09:55 Toughness Experiments
15:34 CruForgeV Triple Quench Experiment
16:53 Verhoeven Triple Quench Experiment
18:46 Are Salt Pots Recommended?
20:03 Summary
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