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And no, you don't need to know what kind of steel it is, carburizing even works on cast iron and modern tool steels. Carburizing goes deeper on soft steels and cast iron than high quality steel.
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If you actually care about the strength of the heat treated article you darn well better know what you started with.
It is easy to make surfaces harder, but that is often a marginal improvement in overall strength.