work hardened stainless steel

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5 June 2019 at 07:13 #412679
Anthony Knights
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Is there any sort of annealing process to soften stainless steel which has work hardened during the machining process.
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5 June 2019 at 07:13 #29925
Anthony Knights
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Annealing?
5 June 2019 at 08:53 #412706
Neil Wyatt
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When I was first starting out I was sold some 'silver steel' at a boot sale.

All my attempts at hardening it made it soft… it was stainless steel.

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5 June 2019 at 09:06 #412710
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I just googled it, it seems complicated, all depending on what type of stainless steel it is. **LINK**

**LINK**

Sounds like give it a try, but quench it quickly.
5 June 2019 at 09:12 #412713
Anthony Knights
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Thanks for the links Adrian
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