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Table 15-1.—Relationship Between Color and Temperature of Steel<br />

Color<br />

Faint red, visible in darkness .............<br />

Faint red, visible in daylight ..............<br />

Blood red. .......................<br />

Dark cherry ......................<br />

Medium red ......................<br />

Cherry or full red ...................<br />

Bright red .......................<br />

Salmon .........................<br />

Grange .........................<br />

Lemon .........................<br />

Light yellow ......................<br />

White. .........................<br />

Dazzling white .....................<br />

Table 15-2.—Oxide Colors for Steel of Various Temperatures<br />

Color<br />

Pale yellow. ......................<br />

Straw ..........................<br />

Golden yellow .....................<br />

Brown .........................<br />

Brown dappled with purple ..............<br />

Purple .........................<br />

Dark blue ........................<br />

Bright blue .......................<br />

Pale blue ........................<br />

15-9<br />

Approximate<br />

Temperature<br />

(°F)<br />

750<br />

900<br />

1050<br />

1075<br />

1250<br />

1375<br />

1550<br />

1650<br />

1725<br />

1825<br />

1975<br />

2200<br />

2350<br />

Approximate<br />

Temperature<br />

(°F)<br />

428<br />

446<br />

469<br />

491<br />

509<br />

531<br />

550<br />

567<br />

610

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