[TheForge] hastalloy

[Lon Humphrey]

so a forge grate would not be a good idea

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From: "Phlip" <phlip at 99main.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] hastalloy


>
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
>> my boss gave me a short section of 3 in. hastalloy pipe yesterday he said
>> "this stuff is as hard as hell i might make a good knife got a lot of Ni
> in
>> it." well a simple grind test told me that it did not have enough C to 
>> get
>> hard but searching on the web it looks like its heat resistant and i need
> a
>> new forge grate.  any of you have any exp with this stuff
>>
>> oh yea the boss wants me to forge him a golf putter  thats a new one for
> me
>> lol
>
> Strongly suggest against forging hastalloy- it's got a lot of nasty stuff 
> in
> it that will vaporize off with less than sterling effects on your lungs-
> vanadium is one element. It is good for high temp applications, as well as
> being chemically resistant to a number of substances, but it's not 
> something
> you want to get to forging heat.
>
> Saint Phlip,
> CoD
>
> "When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
> Blacksmith's credo.
>
> If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
>
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
>
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