geofthesmith Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 how does one determin the contents and or approximate carbon content of a piece of steel...or is it even possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nett Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Spark test. It's a subjective test, but if you have known steels to compare spark patterns with, with you can guess pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Gas Spectrometer is the only way to get !00% accurate answers, sorry. Spark is a good quick guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofthesmith Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 well thats oot of my price range...ty for info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Heat/quench/break (CAREFULLY WITH PPE!) can tell you if it might work for a cutting tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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