1084 is an excellent steel suitable for both beginners and experienced professionals. It offers a good combination of toughness and wear resistance with ease of forging. This steel can be easily heat-treated and is also used to give a dark gray color to Damascus steel.
Chemical Composition
C |
Mn |
P |
S |
0.80 - 0.93% |
0.60 - 0.90% |
0.03% |
0.05% |
Normalizing
Normalizing is a process aimed at refining the grain and relieving stress in the blades before hardening when necessary. Z1100 heat treatment can be used to reduce surface decarburization and scale. Recommended time and temperature for varying thicknesses. Once the knife has cooled and become black and magnetic, it can be reinserted into the oven.
(1st cycle) 900°C (10-15 min) | (2nd cycle) 815°C (10-15 min) | (3rd cycle) 730°C (10-15 min) |
Hardening
Austenitize Temperature | Soaking Time | Hrc |
815°C | 1.5 minutes per mm of thickness | 64-65 |
Suggested Quenching Oil: Durixol V35 40° C
Tempering:
2 times for 40 minutes
Temperature | Hardness Hrc |
150°C | 65 |
180°C | 63-64 |
200°C | 60-61 |
230°C | 57-58 |
260°C | 55-56 |
290°C | 53-54 |
320°C | 52-53 |
340°C | 50 |