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Written by Jeffrey D. Knight
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Page 4 of 6 At this point I was figuring that this electrode was a very low carbon high nickel alloy because of the super high red-hardness and very low oxidation, but so impressed was I with its performance, that I had to look into it a bit further. A quick call to U.S. FORGE yielded the following perplexing information: ELECTRODE BREAKDOWN: U.S. FORGE "WEAR" ALLOY NAME--CHROMIUM CARBIDE CHROMIUM
| 32.99% | | CARBON | 2.96% | | MOLYBEDENUM | 0.03% | | MANGANESE | 0.03% | | PHOSPHOROUS | 0.029% | | SULPHUR | 0.022% | | NICKEL | 0.022% | | IRON | REMAINING CONTENT |
RC HARDNESS WITHOUT HEAT TREATMENT 56-60 USE AC, OR DC REVERSE POLARITY
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The Elektric Anvil