[Jewelry making - Article 00417] - Re: [Orchid] Annealing stainless steel

[James Binnion]

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>     Stainless is steel, a ferrous metal, so annealing it is a different
>     procedure than with silver, gold, brass, etc. You need to get it to
>     a visible orange color and let it cool down slowly. 

    Austenitic stainless is different than most iron carbon alloys heat
    and quench is the rule. Slow cooling will not yield the softest
    material. I went and looked up the data sheet to be sure, I was off
    in the temperature it needs to be heated to 1850 F-2050 F then
    quenched 

Jim

James Binnion
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James Binnion Metal Arts
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