I'm upgrading an old Dragster frame and I have no history on it. What I mean is I don't know if it is made of Mild Steel or Chromoly. My question is: is there any way to do a test to check for Chromoly or Mild Steel?
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You could cut a piece out and do a quench test.
Mild steel heated to red heat and quenched in water won't do much but get a little stiffer.
Chrom-moly will get quite brittle.
Thanks Ernie,
That makes sense, what I'm trying to avoid in welding Chromoly can tell me the difference.
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