Subject: Is KASENIT any good?

From: william tietz <[email-masked]>
Date: 15 May 1996 23:26:33 GMT

Is KASENIT any good? Will it work on 12L14?

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From: Steve Wellcome <[email-masked]>
Date: 20 May 1996 17:09:15 GMT

Yes, Kasenit is good when used as intended, but I think you'll 
have problems trying to case harden a leaded steel.  If you
need to case harden the part, use 1018 or something like that.

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From: tonylos <[email-masked]>
Date: 22 May 1996 01:10:21 GMT

Kasenit works really good when properly used. The trick is to maintain
the part to be case hardened to a red heat for at least 1/2 hour. I have
kept parts "cooking" for upto 1 hour for a deep case. The part must
be completely buried in the compound for otherwise the exposed areas
will be soft.

According to my heat-treating practices book 12L14 is well suited
for case hardening.