10 Comments . Joel Titcomb . June 6, 2019 at 11:09 amAustenitic stainless steel can not be hardened by heat treating. It doesn’t have enough carbon. However it can be hardened by cold working. ReplyCarlicia Layosa . June 6, 2019 at 1:42 pmHi Joel,You are correct. Thanks for catching that! I will correct it. Reply Curtis Edwards . June 6, 2019 at 12:31 pmCarlicia – this is an excellent article! And, I would offer the suggestion...