what steel to use for under armor?
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what steel to use for under armor?
for making skid plates / under armor what is the best steel to use I looked up some of the types on line, and ASTM A36 plate seems like a good bet but im wondering what people are using as most threads just list the thickness not the steel grade / type... does every one just run with mild plate?
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for making skid plates / under armor what is the best steel to use I looked up some of the types on line, and ASTM A36 plate seems like a good bet but im wondering what people are using as most threads just list the thickness not the steel grade / type... does every one just run with mild plate?
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I had never thought about quenching it even if pounding out dents... wouldn't any tempering make it more brittle, what colors / temps are you heating it to?
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Personally I like to quench the steel so it has a sort of "memory". But as stated before I reheat to a nice cherry color and then remove the heat. I feel just blueing it to take any moisture out isn't enough to excite the molecules and have em reform.
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