hello,i want to use some plumbing pipe in a non plumbing application. . if i heat this pipe then let it cooloff several times will it harden the pipe?
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20 years ago
can i harden a copper pipe by heating it?
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20 years ago
No, this will soften it. The only way to harden it is to work it. Do you have a lathe?
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20 years ago
No.
Jim
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20 years ago
For jewelry, we commonly harden metal by burnishing or hammering.
Tina (a beader who also uses metal)
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20 years ago
Nope, ain't going to happen. Copper has to be work hardened. Or buy some already in the hard condition. Lane