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Temper Colors

Plain Carbon Steel Only

English Color Text Fahrenheit  Color  Celsius
Pale yellow 2 420° 216°
Very pale yellow 1 430° 221°
Light yellow 1, 2, Straw 3 440° 227°
Pale straw-yellow 1, Straw 3 450° 232°
Straw-yellow 1, 2 460° 238°
Deep straw-yellow 1, 3 470° 243°
Dark yellow 1, Light orange 3 480° 249°
Yellow-brown 1, Orange 3 490° 254°
Brown-yellow 1, 3, Bronze 2 500° 260°
Spotted red-brown 1, Dark Brown 2 510° 266°
Brown with purple spots 1, 2 520° 271°
Light purple 1, 2, Purple 3 530° 277°
Full purple 1, Purple 2 540° 282°
Dark purple 1 550° 288°
Full blue 1, 3 560° 293°
Dark blue 1, Blue 2 570° 299°
Dark blue 2 590° 310°
Pale blue 3
Light blue 2 610° 321°
Greenish blue 2, Grey 3 630° 332°
Light blue 1 640° 338°
Steel grey 2 650°
English Colour Text Fahrenheit  Colour  Celsius
Converted temperatures rounded to nearest degree.

 

 

 
 

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