"Robin S." wrote in message
.. .

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...
"rashid111" wrote in message
oups.com...
Especially in A-2 - does it mean I don't have to use
sealed SS envelops/bags when heat-treating ?


It probably means the surface isn't decarbed *as you get it.* If it's
A2,
it's A2. It has a very specific set of components and limits in the
alloy.


I wonder if it's also more expensive because they had to go to the trouble
of machining the scale/bark off the stock...

It may be debarked, but any commercial heat-treating setup that's adequate
for A2 shouldn't produce a decarbed surface in the first place. They
probably heat it in a controlled atmosphere.

--
Ed Huntress