[TheForge] Re: pattern welded steel

[Mike Spencer]

"Jason Nass" <me at wargoth.com> wrote:

> This kind of welding works by preventing any O2 from reaching the
> surfaces to be welded, which is exactly what flux does.

To be just a bit picky: That's "part of", not "exactly" what flux does.
It also combines with any scale that does form and lowers its melting
point so that the flux/scale mix is fluid enough to be squeezed out of
the weld joint under the hammer or press.

Right, Bruce? (Who has more years in chemistry that I do.)

- Mike

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