Brüel TCT bandsaw blades are an excellent choice for cutting very hard materials such as hard chrome & induction heated bar. They require a higher band speed and stable cutting environment.
This is a complicated issue with diverse factors affecting the output quality, but understanding the basic commercial influences at play may help you avoid the worst effects of poor raw material, or at least give you a better idea of why you’re having to cope with them.
All machinery costs money to run, from your motor car to the cake mixer in the kitchen. In engineering trades, many companies charge out a machine-time component which should recover or repay the real costs of running those machines.