To add to Tiger's input:
After you weld, you can do high temp stress relieve at 1250 for 1-1.5 hr per inch of material thickness, 1 hour min as opposed to a true anneal. Furnace cool if possible.
After we weld low carbon steel (under 0.25 carbon) we usually normalize which helps "homogonize" the material. Anneal then normalize is called "double draw" and is REAL good to do if you'll carburize or do some other H/T later. Helps keep stuff from moving around.
We find that stuff stays REAL stable (distortion free) after doing the high temp stress relieve mentioned above... |