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Power steering fluid instead of ATF?
Just a quick question because I know it works:
Last night I needed to make a couple of chinguses (ding-wazzles?) out of O-2, and since I haven't actually hardened any O-2 ever, I didn't have any ATF handy. But I did have some power steering fluid, so I used that. It appears to have worked fine (particularly because the specification I'm working to is "hard", without any, like, numbers). Any reason not to? Or for the purposes of plunging hot bits of metal into, are they essentially the same thing? -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com |
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Power steering fluid instead of ATF?
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:59:35 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote: Just a quick question because I know it works: Last night I needed to make a couple of chinguses (ding-wazzles?) out of O-2, and since I haven't actually hardened any O-2 ever, I didn't have any ATF handy. But I did have some power steering fluid, so I used that. It appears to have worked fine (particularly because the specification I'm working to is "hard", without any, like, numbers). Any reason not to? Or for the purposes of plunging hot bits of metal into, are they essentially the same thing? Just don't use it for frying chicken. g All I can contribute about quenching oils is this: The real ones are formulated to avoid bubbles on the workpiece when you plunge it in. Bubbles mean local soft spots, stress, and even possible cracking. Don't use used oil for that reason; it often contains entrained water or acid, and that's hell on your workpiece. Or, buy the real thing. But it's bubbles that are your enemy. -- Ed Huntress |
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Power steering fluid instead of ATF?
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:59:35 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote: Just a quick question because I know it works: Last night I needed to make a couple of chinguses (ding-wazzles?) out of O-2, and since I haven't actually hardened any O-2 ever, I didn't have any ATF handy. But I did have some power steering fluid, so I used that. It appears to have worked fine (particularly because the specification I'm working to is "hard", without any, like, numbers). Any reason not to? Or for the purposes of plunging hot bits of metal into, are they essentially the same thing? The way I understand it, oil is slower to boil than water so it quickens the time the part quenches. PS fluid is a bit thinner than most oils, so it would be a slightly slower-hardening liquid, but pert much same-same. Still quite a bit different from water, so the O-2 hardening should be "safe" and proper. -- Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. -- Chuang-tzu |
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Power steering fluid instead of ATF?
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:22:25 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:59:35 -0500, Tim Wescott wrote: Just a quick question because I know it works: Last night I needed to make a couple of chinguses (ding-wazzles?) out of O-2, and since I haven't actually hardened any O-2 ever, I didn't have any ATF handy. But I did have some power steering fluid, so I used that. It appears to have worked fine (particularly because the specification I'm working to is "hard", without any, like, numbers). Any reason not to? Or for the purposes of plunging hot bits of metal into, are they essentially the same thing? The way I understand it, oil is slower to boil than water so it quickens the time the part quenches. No, oil is much slower, and it has nothing to do with boiling. It's slower because its rate of thermal conductivity is 1/4 that of water, and water has more than twice the specific heat of mineral oils. Water-hardening steels require a very fast quench to harden. Oil-hardening steels require a medium-speed quench. Air-hardening steels will harden at the slowest quench rates. PS fluid is a bit thinner than most oils, so it would be a slightly slower-hardening liquid, but pert much same-same. Still quite a bit different from water, so the O-2 hardening should be "safe" and proper. Viscosity is not it, either. But oil is a lot "safer" than water. Water quenches oil-hardening steels too fast for safety, although thick sections of O1 or O2 may require water to harden at all. And then they may crack. For safety in hardening thick steel, you want the slowest quench-rate steel. -- Ed Huntress |
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