[TheForge] Re: Salt Baths

[Andrew Vida]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:58:11 -0700, gblacksmith 
<gblacksmith@alamedanet.net> wrote:

> Chuck:  I'm curious about this....do you have a separately heated salt 
> bath
> unit, or do you use a container of salt in your gas forge?  Do you use 
> fine
> or coarse salt?  I'm assuming you are using non-iodized salt for purity.  
> I
> have only seen the separately heated baths.

	High temperature salts commonly used include barium chloride.
	I believe their MP is in the 1400*F range and are good up to
	about 1800*F, give or take.

	I don't recall what is used for low temp salts, but I don't
	think it is anything you would want to sprinkle on your dinner.