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I don't have any scientific data at hand. If zero degrees F won't do, lets say -10. I was having trouble straightening a sword one time. A bladesmith friend suggested heating to around 200F. That...

Don't remember where I read it or the moral of the story but there is the tale of the feller than bought a new ax. In the super cold of the winter up there he chipped the edge so he returned it....