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Default A2 or O1 Steel Annealed Properties?

On Sunday, November 3, 2013 6:46:20 AM UTC-8, Doug White wrote:

"If I don't bother hardening it, is there any advantage to A2?"

Not that I know of. The big advantage of A2 is that it doesn't move like O1 does when it's hardened.