Is it possible to case harden 12L14 steel with Kasenite?
Thanks Colin
Thanks Colin
Is it possible to case harden 12L14 steel with Kasenite?
Thanks Colin
Same ans here a 1 is ai Hemingway . Make good tools pretty easy o 1 is oil hardening a bit mor tech involved to TemperColin that is a good question , being a leaded free cutting steel most , including me , would say no, but a web search will turn up other opinions saying yes.
Best idea is to try it out and post your experience here.
May I ask if the part/parts you are making need a hard wearing surface why not use a more suitable steel ie.1214 ?
Dan
Parts I want to harden are cams and rollers for small IC engine. I know12L14 is not on list of preferred material but I have it and it is easy to machine. A trial run to-day with proper heat yielded a hard case ( file skids) but a bubbly surface, probably due to the lead. Thanks for your interest and replies. I'll move on to more suitable material.
Colin
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