At 10:28 AM 3/19/01 -0800, you wrote:
>I have performed failure analysis on corrosion failures associated with
>plated materials. Not all plating has uniform covering over the base
>material. The plated material has microscopic inclusions and even cracks in
>it surface which would expose the bas
Ocean Systems
-Original Message-
From: Terry Griner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:55 PM
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam
Subject:RE: Silver soldering - Digest #397
Harry,
I had an Idea
At 03:54 PM 3/16/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Harry,
> I had an Idea while reading your e-mail. Could we "plate" the interior
of the boiler with copper?
>Terry Griner
Terry,
That's a novel idea, I've never heard of any such proposal before but I
don't know why it wouldn't work, unless there is some
Harry,
I had an Idea while reading your e-mail. Could we "plate" the interior of the boiler
with copper? I don't think it would take much, may be a few thousandths of an inch.
What do you think?
Terry Griner
Columbus Ohio USA
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15/01 02:58PM >>>
At 08:57 AM 3/15/01 -08
At 08:57 AM 3/15/01 -0800, you wrote:
>What are the concerns with using brass in a boiler?
>Steve Ciambrone
Steve,
Over time (sometimes not a very long time) the zinc will leach out of
brass leaving it pourous. The basic underlying concern is safety and the
soundness of the pressure vessel.
sslivesteam
Subject:Silver soldering - Digest #397
I will take this opportunity however to mention that brass is not a
recommended material for use as a structural part of a boiler,
including
bushings.
Regards,
Harry Wade
Nashville, Tn
>From Harry's posting, first time I've heard about Small Scale Steam
Hobbyist magazine.
Just looked up their spot on Vance Bass' site.
Alas it's not cheap.
To Canada $45 for four issues ($24 in the US).
Which is C$ 70, plus tax and maybe mailing costs (?).
So about C$20+ an issue.
A bit too rich f
At 12:00 AM 3/15/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 07:13:20 -0600
>From: Chris wolcott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Soldering Question
>
>heat the work (Copper-Brass) until it glowed. Is this normal? I'm
>concerned that I'm going to melt something besides the solder doing
>this.
Chr
