Good point. Cast steel will break, but not usually that neatly. We are seeing a failed weld, not the original break, though.liveaboard wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 2:00 am I also think it must be iron; steel would have bent instead of breaking.
It's clearly a steering part, the original break could have been the result of an accident.
Cast iron seems a poor choice of material for a part like that but you have to work with what you have.
Would be nice to find out what the material really is.