[TheForge] Drying Borax (was: Welding flux?)

[Bruce .]

I can't vouch for it, but that figure came from the U.S. Borax MSDS
for 20-Mule Team Borax.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 5:10 PM, James Binnion <jbin at well.com> wrote:
>
> On Jul 22, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Bruce . wrote:
>
>> I stand corrected on the MP of borax decahydrate -- but that wasn't a
>> typo, it was a misreading of a table.  Anhydrous borax melts at about
>> 1365 F - no mistake.  But the decahydrate "melts" at 144 F -- WAY
>> lower.
>
>  I think you mean begins to decompose to the anhydrous form at 144F not melts, it is anything but liquid at that temp.
>
> James Binnion
> jbin at well.com
>
>
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Bruce
NJ