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Preheat 1055 steel?
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77cruiser
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Replacing the cutting edge on a bucket with 1055. Does it need some preheat?
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If it’s above 60 F then maybe not. But if you preheat up to around 200F you will have better results.
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Thank you.
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http://www.crownalloys.com/weld_info/st ... _chart.pdf

Here’s a general chart for carbon steel preheats.
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