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DIY Blacksmithing Tempering Chart

This document provides a color chart for blacksmithing that matches tempering temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius to expected color results, ranging from light straw at 375°F to light blue green at 650°F. The text advises that the optimal tempering range is generally between 430°F to 600°F and that the temperatures and colors should be viewed as a spectrum rather than exact figures.

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DIY Blacksmithing Tempering Chart

This document provides a color chart for blacksmithing that matches tempering temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius to expected color results, ranging from light straw at 375°F to light blue green at 650°F. The text advises that the optimal tempering range is generally between 430°F to 600°F and that the temperatures and colors should be viewed as a spectrum rather than exact figures.

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DIY Blacksmithing Tempering

Color Chart
375 F (190 C)
500 F (260 C)
430 F (221 C)
540 F (282 C)
590 F (310 C)
650 F (343 C)
Straw
Light Straw
Brown
Full Purple
Blue
Light Blue Green
Your range for tempering is generally
between 430 F and 600 F.

View these temperatures and colors as
more of a spectrum than as exact gures
when forging.
!2014 Terran Marks, All Rights Reserved

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