Woflglad Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Hey all Anyone ever try this stuff for anything? As a noob I happened to notice this place is right near where I often work. If you think it is worthwhile maybe I will start to cultivate a relationship (Read "suck up and mooch like crazy") for scraps and ends etc.My link http://stulzsicklessteel.thomasnet.com/viewitems/grouser-bars/sshi-c-grouser-bars?&forward=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKindy Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 That's gonna be some hard stuff. Lots of carbon in those for wear. They will probably have some other cutt0offs though. Can't hurt to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 May be high manganese too. Like most alloys it will be good for somethings and terrible for others. It will probably be harder to forge and heat treat than a simpler alloy. Knowing *WHAT* is in it would help a lot "special high carbon steel alloy" could be anything from 1080 to D2! The fact that it's supposed to be easily welded and no special thermal cycling mentioned makes me suspect that it's not as high carbon as you may think! I think they are going for *TOUGH* and wear resistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Here's a discussion of the same item (different manufacturer) made of 15B35 steel, which I gather is roughly 1035 with some boron. But then there's also mention here of using 1070 for grouser bars. With junkyard steel you never really know until you try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Since these steels are being hyped as good for grouser parts, they might make really good picks or shovels or grub hoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woflglad Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Since these steels are being hyped as good for grouser parts, they might make really good picks or shovels or grub hoes. Thanks everyone for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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