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  • Purpose of hardening and tempering
  • The hardening procedure
  • Hardening programs

Hardening guide for knife steels

The way to the perfect knife

Sandvik's hardening guide provides detailed instructions for the hardening temperature that produces the very best results. We describe, for example, what happens in the material during the hardening process itself.

• Purpose of hardening and tempering
• The hardening procedure
• Hardening programs