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I love tempered blue

174 views 4 replies 4 participants last post by  astronut  
#1 ·
Tempered blue screws and hands get their corn flower blue color during the heating process. The steel is baked at over 290 degrees Celsius (almost 570 Fahrenheit). This also protects them from corrosion.

It's a bit of the same principle that causes the swirls we often see on motorcycle exhausts to turn bluish, with shades ranging from deep red to purple, through beetle green. These different hues are obviously due to the fact that the temperature and duration of exposure to heat are anything but constant in the case of the exhaust.

I love so much it, do you?

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#2 ·
I honestly do also Valerio, ;):D and you know, I am not sure that I have ever
heard, or seen someone explain how the 'bluing' happens, or is caused ! o_O
Leave it up to the one and only You sir to enlighten us, to teach us such a
thing, or things. :cool:📚🥇And I had always heard that it was sort of due to
a heating process that we get that cool blue, but I didn't connect it to how
exhausts can get 'blued' as well.

Oh, and although I never have had a motorcycle, I remember years ago we
had a 1990 Mustang GT which we put new headers on, and they got 'blued',
'greened', 'red', purple', maybe even 'gold' just like in the pic of that cool
motorcycle above. :)

Yes, no doubt Valerio, I think it is great as well, and the same goes for this
post here this Monday, so thanks a ton !!!
 
#4 ·
Muhle Glahutte, and BMW, two 'blued' beauties no doubt Hector !! :D:D;)
From watches, to cars, and everything in between, it;s just great to
talk with you and everyone and learn from all of you guys of course.🥇
Honestly, I don't think there is a day that goes by where I, oe all of
us either don't learn something new about watches, or life in general
to tell the truth. ⌚✨And it is just THE best, so I thank You along with
Valerio, everyone who is here for being so amazing !!!