308L weld rod annealed

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I have a particular process in which I need 308L weld rod in the annealed state.  It needs to be annealed by heating to 1950°F for 30 min. then quenched in water.  Does anybody know where I can get something like this.
Reply:.................I have never heard of an annealed rod before. you can anneal the finished product after you've welded it. Quenching stainless steel will turn it into a martensitic structure. Very hard and brittle. You need to give us more information on what your trying to achieve.Last edited by AndrewDavenport89; 05-05-2015 at 12:15 PM.
Reply:It will melt before you get it to your temp........zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by AndrewDavenport89...Quenching stainless steel will durn it into a martensitic structure. Very hard and brittle...
Reply:Really? ok I am going to have to read up on that! thx for the catch Olendum!
Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martensite"Martensite is formed in carbon steels by the rapid cooling (quenching) of austenite at such a high rate that carbon atoms do not have time to diffuse out of the crystal structure in large enough quantities to form cementite (Fe3C)."308 is low carbon, 308L is very low carbon.Oh, and the melting point is something like 2600 deg F.The problem with heat treating  / annealing a filler metal is that it looses all that property when you melt it.  That's kind of the point.Now if you have to run it through a MIG machine, sure, it needs to be somewhat annealed (and I suspect it is).Con Fuse!Miller Dynasty 350Millermatic 350P-Spoolmatic 30AMiller Multimatic 200Hypertherm PowerMax 1000G3Miller Maxstar 200DX
Reply:What you plan to do will harden the metal.Annealing softens metal
Reply:What are you building, that may help with your question.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Are you welding with it? Or trying to bend it?Mr. HE