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    Quote Originally Posted by BR549 View Post
    What happens when you temper mild steel with salty water? Does it "become" AR500?
    No. Different metals react differently do differ quench baths. Some metals become hard to the state of brittleness upon quenching and additional steps. You can soften hard steel by annealing it, you can't harden soft steel to hard steel standards. At least that what's I have been told and seen. Jim
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    Quote Originally Posted by JMW4570 View Post
    you can't harden soft steel to hard steel standards.
    The internet is a big place. I bet there's some steel porn out there that could get this done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tack Driver View Post
    The internet is a big place. I bet there's some steel porn out there that could get this done.
    Well then you could save a butt load of money by not buying AR500 plates and buying mild steel!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tack Driver View Post
    The internet is a big place. I bet there's some steel porn out there that could get this done.
    I'm going to find some and then dip my peter in salt water when I'm finished.
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