thats the melting point for pure iron. The Ni works like antifreeze and lowers the melting range about 50 degrees. I bet if i straped some magnets on my armadillo she could dig up some meteorites a lot faster than Speedy!
On Wed Jul 28th, 2010 2:57 AM EDT Meteorites USA wrote: >Melting point of Iron: (Fe) 1811 [or 1538 °C (2800 °F)] K >http://www.webelements.com/iron/physics.html > >hehehehe.... iron balls... ;) > >Eric > > > >On 7/27/2010 10:51 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Bill says "...just about any firearm". >> >> Just about any muzzle loader with a patched round can eat balls made of >> meteorite material, or anything else for that matter. It wouldn't surprise >> me if we learned that some enterprising conquistador had heated up some >> Campo and used the balls in his matchlock..or a canon. >> >> Does anyone care to expound on what temp one would have to heat an iron >> meteorite to be able to pour the melt into a mold to make a musket ball? >> Could different classes of irons have different melt temperatures? Would >> inclusions be easily seperated? >> >> Count Deiro >> IMCA 3536 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: bill kies<[email protected]> >>> Sent: Jul 27, 2010 5:33 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites as Ammunition >>> >>> >>> Projectiles made from meteoric iron and it's related inclusions would >>> destroy the barrel of just about any firearm. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Count and List, >>> I wonder, has anyone ever fashioned bullets out of iron meteorites? >>> Best regards, >>> MikeG >>> >>> On 7/27/10, countdeiro at earthlink.net<countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Attention List! >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>> >>>> Aliens have developed a reliable source of weapons grade meteorites and a >>>> reliable targeting system. However, it can be defeated if one remains >>>> indoors. >>>> >>>> http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/835482-man-hit-by-six-meteorites-is-being-targeted-by-aliens >>>> >>>> Count Deiro >>>> IMCA 3536 >>>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> Visit the Archives at >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >______________________________________________ >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
