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Preheat 1055 steel?

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:02 pm
by 77cruiser
Replacing the cutting edge on a bucket with 1055. Does it need some preheat?

Re: Preheat 1055 steel?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:23 am
by Poland308
If it’s above 60 F then maybe not. But if you preheat up to around 200F you will have better results.

Re: Preheat 1055 steel?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:44 am
by 77cruiser
Thank you.

Re: Preheat 1055 steel?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:03 pm
by Poland308
http://www.crownalloys.com/weld_info/st ... _chart.pdf

Here’s a general chart for carbon steel preheats.