Steel…what kind?…

Steel…what kind?…

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24 February 2016 at 21:33 #226781
lancelot
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Hi folks…working on my Corliss build and making fork ends for the occilating drive rods…I managed to scrounge a section of steel from an engineering shop and went ahead to make them…I was soon to discover easier said than done…this stuff was like armour plate…very hard to get a good finish on cut …tended to tear rather than cut and difficult to file…also gave off streams of small yellowish white tiny sparks on touchíng the buff wheel…any thoughs on what this material could be…

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24 February 2016 at 21:33 #29578
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24 February 2016 at 21:53 #226787
John Stevenson 1
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24 February 2016 at 22:31 #226793
Chris Evans 6
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Sounds like very high carbon. Bin it and start again with a known quantity.
24 February 2016 at 22:35 #226794
Rik Shaw
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What size size/shape of section did you scrounge? Would you say it was heavier or lighter than mild steel or about the same? Is it magnetic or not?

Rik
24 February 2016 at 23:57 #226799
Hollowpoint
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What you have described sounds just like titanium! You can test it if you have some swarf from the material. Gather a small pinch and light it with a blowtorch. If it bursts into bright white sparks it's titanium.
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