[TheForge] Forging hastalloy and other Hi Temps

[James Binnion]

It is when it is vaporized that it is a problem, forging temps don't 
get any where near vaporizing it.

>Let's not get too nutsy here, commercial forgers heat and forge thousands of
>parts made of Hastallloy X and all of the high temp alloys as a regular event.
>  No masks or breathing app.  Also, it is produced by two or three mills here
>in the US, First Arc then usually VIM or VAR, but then to get it to a workable
>size it is bloomed and hot rolled again with no one concerned about the
>fumes.  Haynes Corp. Kokomo, Indiana is the biggest of the US mills 
>making it (and
>invented it), go to their website and read the Technical Data Sheet regarding
>forging it.
>Mike Schermerhorn
>Boston

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