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On 2012-04-12, wrote:
On Apr 11, 7:31?pm, "Steve B" wrote:
Best choice of steel and rods for exposure to temperatures from 0 F to 40 F.

Medium stress and modular distortion.

Steve

Most any steel made now will have a ductile brittle transition
temperature well below 0 degrees F. If going for stainless any 300
series stainless will be good.

It used to be that 0 degrees F could be a problem for impact
strength. Ax heads needed to be warmed above freezing to avoid
shattering.

This was due to sulphur content, right? And then people figured out
that sulphur needed to be removed, right?

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