Gert Odendaal Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Good day members Question: Is it possible to insert/absorb /forge in/by extra carbon into a piece of steel when forging? Something similar like case hardening where some carbon is added through the process..although only skin deep? This questions is focus specifically with cable forging in mind..since cable has a low carbon content? I surfed the net /Google but was not able to find a good explanation to my question... I really would like to hear from a person who will explain this to me since I am a novice when it concerns forging... Gert Odendaal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 there is a flux on here for welding that seems to work but it may be for those more advanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 In general you scale off the surface of steel faster than you migrate carbon into it. IF your cable is low carbon and you need high carbon GET HIGH CARBON CABLE, cable comes in many grades and a double improved plow steel grade is NOT low carbon. Now in specific you could make blister steel from a lower carbon steel with enough work and fuel and equipment cost that it will only be several times more expensive than just going out and getting the higher carbon cable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The migration of carbon into the surface is measured in hours. The rate of scaling moving from fire to anvil is measured in seconds. So buy the carbon number steel you want to use. Another choice is to forge the low carbon cable and insert high carbon steel in the billet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Good read on this subject. Esp. page 6. http://www.leesauder.com/pdfs/Aristotle's%20Steel.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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