@unclesyd:
i also considered white iron, but i wanted a (ferrous) material with more carbon content. i didn't know that you can decide how much cementite to get. then i just have to find a manufacturer willing to perform a custom cast job for a single specimen as big as my fist...
@arunmrao...
do you mean this kind of material: http://www.matweb.com/search/DataSheet.aspx?MatGUID=a95c3c42b141408c85295227b5e70cc4
what kind of information do you need? i think my question was pretty clear. is there or is there not something close to iron carbide?
Hello,
I am Nicolo, new to the forum and desperate. Here is why:
I am working on diamond machinability within a research project. As you may know, steel is usually considered to be not diamond machinable at all because of chemical mechanisms contributing to tool wear. We have found out that...