<VV> RE: Pot metal

[Ron F Hinz]

Same here, it's zinc.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "srmarti" <srmarti@netzero.net>
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Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 8:31 PM
Subject: <VV> RE: Pot metal


> > pot metal is a tin based alloy with lead, copper and nickle added as the
> > alloying ingredients.  the alloying ingredients change quite abit
between
> > manufactures and it is often not know what they are.  most pot metal
made
> > recently contains no lead.  older pot metals often contain lots of lead
> > and will seriously contaminate a small metal shop and make you
> > silver melt
> > in pits when soldering and cause the surface of the silver to flake off.
> >
> > Sally
> >
>
> Thought it was mainly a Zinc alloy.  Common for die castings.
>
> Steve Marti
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