ToddB64
Sr. Member
- Jan 7, 2007
- 418
- 73
- Detector(s) used
- Teknetics Gamma 6000,
Tesoro Bandido II µMax and
Compadre, White's Classic II,
Garrett Ace 250
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Howdee Folks ! 
Attached is a scanned image of a part I eyeballed in the gravel along the edge of the highway while taking my morning walk and I would appreciate your help with what it's called (part name) and what it's used for (application).
Since this part was laying along the highway, that's a good indication that it came off of a car or truck.
The image is a little larger than actual size, so I added the dimensions measured with a stainless steel pocket scale, and the weight using my US BALANCE Professional Precision Pocket Scale -1000XR.
Due to previous employment in the metal working industry, I'm familiar with hardness testers and since this part is very heavy for it's size, indicating high density, the little dot below the "M" trademark on the Front side appears to be an indent made by a Rockwell hardness tester and I'm guessing the part is in the range of 50-60 on the Rockwell "C" scale. This is very hard, but the part probably still retains enough ductility to prevent cracking. Also, the metal alloy has some percentage of iron content, as the part quickly grabs a neodymium magnet.
The above encapsulates my non-professional opinion, for what it's worth.
ToddB64
Attached is a scanned image of a part I eyeballed in the gravel along the edge of the highway while taking my morning walk and I would appreciate your help with what it's called (part name) and what it's used for (application).
Since this part was laying along the highway, that's a good indication that it came off of a car or truck.
The image is a little larger than actual size, so I added the dimensions measured with a stainless steel pocket scale, and the weight using my US BALANCE Professional Precision Pocket Scale -1000XR.
Due to previous employment in the metal working industry, I'm familiar with hardness testers and since this part is very heavy for it's size, indicating high density, the little dot below the "M" trademark on the Front side appears to be an indent made by a Rockwell hardness tester and I'm guessing the part is in the range of 50-60 on the Rockwell "C" scale. This is very hard, but the part probably still retains enough ductility to prevent cracking. Also, the metal alloy has some percentage of iron content, as the part quickly grabs a neodymium magnet.
The above encapsulates my non-professional opinion, for what it's worth.
Thanks in advance for any guesses, clues, or positive I.D. you can offer like the part name, application and/or manufacturing company.
ToddB64
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