[TheForge] Cheese is cold-short!

[jerry Frost]

It's hardly a defect Bruce, it's simply taking advantage of iron's
incredibly flexible nature to make certain properties more effective and
economical. Add carbon incorrectly and it's a defect, forge some cast iron
or tying rebar with high carbon wire sometime.

Think of it like poisoning, it isn't about type it's about quantity. Without
zinc we die, too much and we die, get it right and we thrive. Same
principle.

If: sulfhur, phosphorous and carbon, or were bad what good is a coal forge,
sulphur is what gives coal it's signature smell. It's all about specified
control. No?

Frosty.

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Smucker
Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2019 7:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cheese is cold-short!

Even with chip breakers these steels with sulfur and also lead really
improve high speed machining.  For many products this is very big cost
saving.  These steels don't forge well, nor do they weld (arc) well either.
Locally we can get free drops from a company making items for Snap On but it
not worth working with even if it is free.  Most of these steels I have seen
are sold as bar stock for use in high speed machine centers or screw machine
lathes.

Dave Smucker
Brasstown, NC

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2019 11:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cheese is cold-short!

Ya learn something every day.  Basically they're introducing a defect in the
steel so the chips break off more easily!? Seems to me there'd be better
ways.  I thought that was what chip breakers (on lathe tools) were for.
Bruce
NJ