[TheForge] steel idntification

Thu Apr 17 20:06:01 2003

Some are just cast iron and some are fancier, chrome molly- iron alloy,
depends on the stroke for the size of the motor so it might be less than the
300 cubes you mentioned and of course there could be more of them or they
could all be off single piston bikes or twins or...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheldon Laing" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 18 April, 2003 3:21 AM
Subject: [TheForge] steel idntification

Hi all,

I have a few engine sleeves (the things that pistons run up and down
inside of to prevent wear on the engine block) and I was wondering if
anyone knows what kind of tool steel this is? I found a few of them in a
scrap pile in a railway yard. It look like each piston is about 1 litre
(I thinks that's about 60 cubic inches) and I found 4 of them, however I
think it is from a bigger motor than a 4 litre (300 cubic inches). Any
ideas on what kind of steel and any tempering advice?
Thanx in advance for you help.

Sheldon Laing
Hephaestus Forge
Cape Town
South Africa
[email protected]

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