Robert Mayo Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 A friend gave me some big wagon wheel iron and of course i figured it to be steel or wrought as usual but when i cut a chunk out and ground a bevel then etched it this is what i found. It seems to be two types of metal welded together now this is new to me but i was wondering if anyone else has seen this before? Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecelticforge Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I have, but not with a wagon wheel. It looks like it would have done it's job very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 mmm... I dont know anything.. But what I think is you have a Composite, Damascus like tire, that is a iron core with a steel shell. Soft and tough on the inside and wares good with a harder contact surface.. I would say that would have been a real high end wagon tire.... But like I say, I know zip zero zilch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Please spark test it and tell us how it looks for the various parts. Did they possibly come from a very rocky area? I once had a wagon tyre from a hard life in the Ozark mountains that etched up wildly after a low heat forging. Looked like a telescope picture of the milky way with fine grain areas alternating with large grain areas in a swirling pattern. Took it to the local U and talked with the Mat Sci prof (who asked us *why* we were not in his classes rather plaintively) I explained that I thought that the low temp forging had allowed recrystallization of areas with massive dislocation build up due to carrying heavy loads over rocky roads for a long time and he agreed. If that sparks high C in one layer you have some great stock to experiment with various old time knife/sword configurations! (Fold and weld high C on the inside and grind to the High C layer for the edge, fold and weld high C outside and forge an edge with a tougher core, etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 Thanks for the input guys i will have to do a little experimenting with some pieces. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 Well i found out what it was after reading this i posted on Dons forum. It answered a lot of questions for me on the wrought iron i have been using, good pics too. http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showtopic=17351&pid=161637&st=0&#entry161637 Thanks again Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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