Torvin said. "High Density Tungsten Carbide. Listen close, girl. 'Quality' means it was made right. No shortcuts. No cheap fillers. It is 90% tungsten carbide powder and 10% cobalt binder. Mixed. Pressed. Sintered at 1,500 degrees."
Torvin tapped her steel helmet. "Your steel is hard , but it has 'grain.' It flexes. It wears down. After ten swings against Ghost Rock, your steel is a butter knife." what is hdtc quality
Eira blinked. "High... what?"
He handed her the head. She nearly dropped it. It weighed three times more than her steel pick. Torvin said
Eira burst into Torvin’s dusty workshop, holding up the twisted, jagged remains of a steel pickaxe. "It broke again," she panted. "The third one this week. The Ghost Rock is eating my tools. I’m losing money." 'Quality' means it was made right
Torvin didn't look up from his whetstone. "You’re using pig iron on a dragon’s back. You need HDTC."
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