[TheForge] Re: Porous Cast Iron

[Andrew Vida]

Don't forget that there is a significant difference between open- and 
closed-pore materials.

craig.schaefer at verizon.net wrote:
> Seems that if cast iron were truly porous, it would be useless for pipes.
> 
> CraigS
> Gresham, OR
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>> 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
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>> 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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