Quote Originally Posted by DVA View Post
Attached is a good link.

http://www.blksmth.com/Dick's_Shop_Tips.htm

As for the welding, I think you are talking about Stellite 21 , not Stoodite. I you are just fixing some chips there will not be too much of an issue in localized areas if you have ductal material. If the anvil is martensitic steel and not preheated, you may have some issues.
No its Stoodite 21, Used it years back for repairing punch and die sets, was just curious if anyone had used it on an anvil. i will just use the same method as i have for years cleaning and pre heating to approx 400-500 deg F before welding. Used to do a brinell hardness test years ago to get a reading , then soften the material to do the repair and harden to the previous spec.