Garry Coles | 30/09/2022 14:04:22 |
![]() 121 forum posts 100 photos | Hi. Many years ago I obtained two 12 in X 1 in diameter bronze looking round bar. I didn't know what sort of bronze it was, so it was not going to be used on any thing important. I thought it would come in handy for something one day. And today it did. I am machining up some pipe flanges for a globe valve. The bar machines very nicely. Now, when I was cleaning the lathe afterwards I noticed that a magnet that I had close by had some of the bronze on it. On closer inspection I found it to be only very slightly magnetic. Can someone enlighten me as to what this sort of bronze is. Thanks Garry |
Michael Gilligan | 30/09/2022 14:39:51 |
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | Garry Search here **LINK** for magnetic bronze and all should be revealed https://copper.org/search.php?q=&submit=Search MichaelG. . ”Thus, for example all alloys up to 80% Ni are paramagnetic at 150 ºC while at 20 ºC alloys containing more than 68.5% nickel exhibit ferromagnetic behaviour.” Edited By Michael Gilligan on 30/09/2022 14:41:17 |
SillyOldDuffer | 30/09/2022 14:51:24 |
10668 forum posts 2415 photos | If it's magnetic, and not exotic, probably a Bronze with Iron, Nickel or Cobalt in it. Could be CA104 ; it's an Aluminium Bronze containing about 5% Iron and 5% Nickel. Good stuff judging by the specification. Dave |
Garry Coles | 30/09/2022 15:59:13 |
![]() 121 forum posts 100 photos | Thanks. Never realised that the bronze family had so many variations. |
roy entwistle | 30/09/2022 19:56:21 |
1716 forum posts | Seeing that it's an alloy of copper, anything can be added to it, not necessarily other metals. |
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