Thread: Metallurgy Question

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COULD be a forged or a simply cast piece.
probably doesn't have a HUGE load on it anyway,
relatively speaking.
watch the front end geometry.

could be mild steel, hardened (+quenched)to martensitic/austentite
microstructure, and normalized (reheated to a lower temp) for less
brittleness. can't determine this without polishing, etching,
and microstructure analysis or Brinell/Rockwell hardness testing

find a good welder- you'll be fine

if you heat up+ bend maybe stay away from wear points-
what the original heat treating was for anyway, not for load

I'll scan/post some heat treatment/metallurgy
pages when I return to work this week
(12 years- metallurgical lab here B.S.- real college woohoo)