3D Tool
Heat Treat Simulator
Plot a full heat-treat cycle and run it. Pick a steel, set the austenitizing and tempering temperatures, choose a quench medium, and watch the steel change colour as the curve plays.
Static reference view
The interactive 3D model is not available on this device or connection, so you are seeing the static reference. The parameters and the numbers below still work.
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Steel & target
58 HRC
204 °C
Cycle
Readout
Cycle progress0 %
Outputs
- Austenitizing temperature
- Tempering temperature
- Target hardness (HRC)
- Total cycle time
What this model does
- Five steel presets
- Draggable curve control points
- Crack-risk warning for an over-fast quench
- Export the heat-treat record
Educational modelGeometry and numbers here are illustrative. They are built to show the relationship between the parameters, not to reproduce a specific machine or steel.
Educational reference. Forge & Anvil is an independent information resource and does not sell tools, steel or knives. Specifications and temperature ranges quoted here are typical values for the category of tool described and vary between manufacturers — always work from the documentation supplied with your own equipment. Nothing here is professional safety, legal or engineering advice.