[TheForge] Burning Metal

[The Millers]

Burning metal, is essentially oxidizing it. Ferrous alloys like steel 
and iron will burn with an oxy-fuel torch fiarly easily.
Obviously stainless and non-ferrous alloys are the exception. However, 
you can use an oxidizing flux to cut stainless
and non-ferrous alloys with an oxy-fuel torch. Still messy, still 
better ways to do it, but it can work in a pinch.

Ray Miller
Cincinnati


On Sunday, November 2, 2003, at 01:44 PM, DillonCo wrote:

> I heard that one can burn metal, but I couldn't find much information 
> on it
> so I have a few questions:
> What happens (molecularly) when metal is burned?
> What metals can this happen to?
>
> Finally, on a slightly un-related note, how do most people tell when 
> metal
> is completely melted?  Do they use Thermocouples?
>
>
>
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