[TheForge] anvil question

[Jerry Frost]

E-6010 would be a better choice than hardfacing rod. what makes hardfacing 
rod abrasion resistant is the tungsten in the matrix and does nothing for an 
anvil except make it really REALLY hard to grind to shape.

Buildup or filler rod for use before hardfacing is a LOT better. It flows 
well and is far more deflection and impact resistant. Most can be hardened 
to around r55-60 which is good for forging and is easily ground to finished 
shape/contour.

Hardfacing rod is limited to one pass two if you can hit the second while 
the first is still at or above orange heat. Multiple passes causes it to 
spall and it doesn't bond to itself particularly well. Any flex in the 
subsurface will result in hardfacing checking and eventually spalling.

That's my experience with the stuff over 20 years rebuilding our drill steel 
and experimenting.
Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen Ortery" <bluestoneforge at gmail.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:47 PM
Subject: [TheForge] anvil question


>I just got done cleaning the paint off of an anvil I picked up last
> fall the markings on the side are
>     Y 1889 Y
>        700kg
>           7
> any one know where it was made?   Also I think I read somewhere that
> 6010 welding rod was best to repair the small chips on the edges and
> the square horn, is that right?
> Thanks for the help
>
> --
> Allen Ortery
> bluestoneforge at gmail.com
> 309-368-7967
> ______________________________________________________________
> TheForge mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:TheForge at mailman.qth.net
>
> TheForge mail list group photo site is
> http://www.photoworks.com
> Login: blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com
> Password: anvil
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4866 - Release Date: 03/12/12
>