Dan --

I'd like to know more about transversion wave tempering. Is there a way you can explain it to a layman like myself without divulging any trade secrets or proprietary information? I realize that this question has been asked in the Busse forum, but to date no reasonable explanation has been forthcoming.

I'm also interested in your statement that grain structure and carbide distribution are the keys to great performance, NOT Rockwell hardness. I assume that transversion wave tempering yields optimal grain structure and carbide distribution, but I have no idea how it accomplishes that or even what the terms "grain structure" and "carbide distribution" mean.

By the way, I really don't have a need to know. I'm just curious. So if you'd rather not discuss it, that's perfectly OK with me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks.

Bruce...