02-23-2015, 04:27 PM
(02-23-2015, 03:23 PM)jawnn Wrote: would heat hardening it do any good??
Per my book the 300 series stainless steels are only hardened by cold working so heat treatment won't work. So to make the 316L stainless tubing work you will need to use a thicker, heavier tube than 4130.
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