[TheForge] hastalloy

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> I seriously doubt that you will be able to vaporize any of the
> constituents in a coal forge fire. Two mentioned already are Vanadium
> which melts at 3470 F and doesn't boil until 6062 F  and Nickel melts
> 2647 F and boils at 4946 F so you will never reach the vaporization
> temperatures in a coal forge.

Well, maybe I spent too much time in chem classes, but everything is always
vaporizing at all temps above absolute zero- it's just a matter of degree
;-) And I'm quite well aware that amounts as small as a few molecules can
cause a difference in what you're doing if they act as a catalyst. I just
believe in being careful when I'm not sure of the effects of a substance in
my forge- while I don't usually get temps up much beyond 2000 or so, that
not to say they wouldn't get there if I were doing a lot of forge welding.

Y'all do what you want to. While I agree there's greater danger in grinding
and such, I still prefer to avoid anything that might mess up either me or
my forge. And, please note, that the various temps for things to melt and
boil change considerably when they're part of a mixture/alloy.


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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