[TheForge] Re: Porous Cast Iron

[craig.schaefer at verizon.net]

Seems that if cast iron were truly porous, it would be useless for pipes.

CraigS
Gresham, OR




>From: Andy Gladish <gladish at cablerocket.com>
>Date: 2008/03/24 Mon PM 01:57:27 CST
>To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: File Making

>On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:37:08 -0700, <schade at acegroup.cc> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Mar 24, 2008, at 1:51 PM, Jeffrey Polaski wrote:
>>>
>>> Are there any guide lines on how much a hunk of steel can absorb?
>
>> zip, nada, none, zero, zilch, nil
>>
>> bob
>
>I don't know about that- I regularly dry steel out as part of the preheat  
>before welding- I know some of what appears to be water coming out is  
>actually condensation but I don't think that's all of it. Cast iron is  
>certainly porous.
>
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