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    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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    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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    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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