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jimney Participant Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1	Steel Heat Treat Question 04/01/2011 10:31 AM
	is it absolutely essential to remove the hot rolled surface before heat treating 4140 alloy?
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Rorschach Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 3403 Good Answers: 150	#1 Re: Steel Heat Treat Question 04/05/2011 9:26 AM
	You should ALWAYS remove the hot rolled surface to remove surface cracks, inclusions and laps which can act as crack initiation sites. Doing it before heat treating is easier than doing it after. __________________ Who is John Galt?
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