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Notes from the foundry.
What we have learned about choosing the right grade — written from what actually comes back to us worn out.
Why manganese steel gets harder the more you hit it
It leaves our foundry soft. That is the point — and it is why a manganese hammer survives an engine block when a harder one would not.
High chrome white iron: what the carbides buy you, and what they cost
The hardest wear material we cast, and the least forgiving. Here is the trade you are making at 56–61 HRC.
Manganese, high chrome or martensitic? One question decides it
Not price. Not hardness. What is in your feed.
Grate bars do not wear out — they sag, crack and scale away
Why waste-to-energy and pellet plant castings are a different metallurgical problem from anything in a crusher.
Not sure which grade you need?
Tell us what goes into your machine. That answer decides it.
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