Piece hardening with deep freezing at

-20°C/-5°F of Sandvik 14C28N knife steel

Austenitizing
Belt furnace. Time in furnace according to the table.

Thickness Thickness Time

mm in. minutes

2.5 0.100 5

3.0 0.118 6

3.25 0.128 7

3.5 0.138 8

3.75 0.148 10

4.0 0.157 12

4.9 0.192 25

Quenching
Quench as rapidly as possible. For optimal results 600°C (1110°F) should be reached within 2
minutes or less.

Deep freezing
The material only needs to reach the desired deep freezing temperature, no soaking-time is required.
Tempering , 2 hours

Hardness Temperature

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60 HRC 175 C (345 F)
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58 HRC 225 C (435 F)
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56 HRC 350 C (660 F)