[TheForge] more on hammer vibration and noise

[Andrew Vida]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:51:19 -0400, Bruce Freeman <FREEMAB@pt.fdah.com> 
wrote:


> Now, following up on that, cast iron is reliably reputed (Mark's
> Manual, and other sources) to have the best vibration damping
> characteristics of any metal.  (Or is that, 'of any material'?

	Metal.  Probably iron-based material in fact.  I doubt it
	will dampen vibration as well as a metal such as niobium,
	which is very dead, or lead which is even deader.

> Anyone
> know?)  Would that be a better choice than steel in the present case
> (assuming equal cost and availablity)?

	Perhaps, but you would need more of it due to brittleness,
	unless it is malleable cast iron.  I bet a slab of pure
	iron would work well.