Re: Blacksmiths

2006-06-29 Thread Charlie Bell
On 29/06/2006, at 7:22 PM, Dan Minette wrote: I know I'm a bit pedantic about this, but I've had to spend a good deal of time worrying about the tradeoffs between hardness and brittleness. I had long talks on this with a colleague who has a PhD in metallurgy...so the differences are

Re: Blacksmiths

2006-06-29 Thread Nick Arnett
On 6/29/06, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you are referencing work hardeningwhich increases the strength of the steel at the price of ductility. That has to do with stress/strain. I'm familiar with it mainly via simulated annealing, which is a software pattern for

RE: Blacksmiths

2006-06-29 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Arnett Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:42 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Blacksmiths On 6/29/06, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you are referencing work

Re: Blacksmiths

2006-06-29 Thread dcaa
Well, if the annealoing being discussed is the same as the technique I use, then that woild be consistent. When working with PE (photo-etch) parts when building models, I sometimes heat the part until it glows a bit, then allow it to cool slowly. Supposedly, this allows the part to be more

Re: Blacksmiths

2006-06-29 Thread Robert Seeberger
Dan Minette wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Arnett Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:19 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Physics Prof Finds Thermate in WTC Physical Samples On 6/29/06, Dan Minette [EMAIL

Re: Blacksmiths

2006-06-29 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
On 6/29/2006 1:09:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, if the annealoing being discussed is the same as the technique I use, then that woild be consistent. When working with PE (photo-etch) parts when building models, I sometimes heat the part until it glows a bit, then allow it to cool

Re: Blacksmiths

2006-06-29 Thread Medievalbk
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