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Doesnt A.R.M* Hardfacing soften the parent metal so that once the Tungsten Carbide is worn away that the parts then wear out faster?

April 26, 2017a.r.m* away Carbide hardfacing metal parent soften Tungsten worn

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Doesnt A.R.M* Hardfacing soften the parent metal so that once the Tungsten Carbide is worn away that the parts then wear out faster?

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Ans. – Thats what a lot of competitors would like to have you believe, but in fact we have had various items analysed by ETRS which shows that we only have a Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) of around 1.0 mm just below our hardfacing matrix and even then, the HAZ is the same hardness as the parent metal. This is not necessarily achieved by all manufacturers of Mig Carbide.