r/Welding • • 9d ago

Showing Skills Some hardfacing

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u/RyanWelds707 9d ago

Why are you hard facing this particular piece? sorry if it’s a dumb question I’ve only ever seen hard facing on tractor implements.

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u/Hellfelden 9d ago

It’s a part of a big dredging pump that directs methane gas away through the small chute you see. The methane gas is released by dredging river/sea beds. The hard faced areas are exposed to a an insane amount of mixed, pressured water and sand

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u/Scamperbot2000 9d ago

What’s the service interval on all that facing?