BMyers
Hot Rolled
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- Jan 29, 2006
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- Radcliffe Iowa
I have a large quantity of carbide bar (approx 12" x 1" x250"). Is this worth trying to sell as stock materials or scrap ?
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Carbide stock
- Thread starter BMyers
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eKretz
Diamond; Mod Squad
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- Mar 27, 2005
- Location
- Northwest Indiana, USA
Scrap was $8 or $9 a pound not long ago. It seems like you should be able to get a lot more if you could find someone who actually had a use for material that size, though that might be difficult.
WizardOfBoz
Diamond
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- SE PA, Philly
A piece of solid carbide 1 inch thick, 1 foot wide, and roughly 25 feet long? Or 0.250 inches?
CarbideBob
Diamond
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- Jan 14, 2007
- Location
- Flushing/Flint, Michigan
12" x 1" x250" would weight about 1400 lbs. and be worth $11,690.00 at todays scrap prices. (move decimal point as needed
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Scrap prices have fallen about a dollar per pound over the last month.
Scrap prices have fallen about a dollar per pound over the last month.
eKretz
Diamond; Mod Squad
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- Northwest Indiana, USA
sheesh, hope he didn't buy it new!!
johnoder
Diamond
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- Houston, TX USA
Carbide Processors would like to have it I expect.
http://www.carbideprocessors.com/
Tom posts here from time to time.
Be nice to know grade.
John
http://www.carbideprocessors.com/
Tom posts here from time to time.
Be nice to know grade.
John
BMyers
Hot Rolled
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- Jan 29, 2006
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- Radcliffe Iowa
LOL, Yeah it is a quarter inch thick .250"
true temper
Stainless
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- Jun 19, 2006
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- Kansas
Can this type of material be brazed? Would it work on a bit on my road boring drill? I don't know much about this but intrested in learning. If this will work I might be intrested in some.
tattoomike68
Stainless
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Yes but with silver solder. It could be wire edm'ed and made into form tools all day long.
How many of these have you got and what is the approximate weight of the whole lot if different sizes. Mail me with your asking price on [email protected]
BMyers
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2006
- Location
- Radcliffe Iowa
Gentleman,
I have 28 pcs 12.125" x 1.063" x .313". Unfortunately , it is mystery carbide. The mfg cannot ID it for me.
I have 28 pcs 12.125" x 1.063" x .313". Unfortunately , it is mystery carbide. The mfg cannot ID it for me.
tomwalz
Stainless
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- May 4, 2006
- Location
- Tacoma, WA
Any markings at all on the carbide? We can cross reference about 5,000 grades.
If you have a scale that will weight in grams and if you give me exact measurement in centimeters I can figure density which will give some idea of grade. In older carbide tougher grades have more cobalt thus were lighter.
If it is old carbide the surface may be hard to braze. Just sand it a bit until it is bright gray and it will braze beautifully.
Try to sell it here for a while then turn it into scrap. That’s what we do when we buy new bars at scrap prices.
If you have a scale that will weight in grams and if you give me exact measurement in centimeters I can figure density which will give some idea of grade. In older carbide tougher grades have more cobalt thus were lighter.
If it is old carbide the surface may be hard to braze. Just sand it a bit until it is bright gray and it will braze beautifully.
Try to sell it here for a while then turn it into scrap. That’s what we do when we buy new bars at scrap prices.
