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Does any body know a quick way to check effective case depth? 1

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PhilSBT

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After we cold saw the gears and polish the surface to check core hardness is there a chemical that you can put on the surface to let it discolor from were the case hardness starts to were it fades?
 
Etching with 5% Nital ( nitric acid in alcohol) will give e general guide - but you need a microhardness traverse to be definitive.
 
Thank you Carburize.
 
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