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Posted by Christopher Tidy on January 19, 2008, 4:08 pm
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> wrote:
>
>>Jordan wrote:
>>
>>>I found a half-tin of Hardite case hardening powder.
>>>The tin's outer is partly rusted, and any instructions that might have
>>>been on it are not readable.
>>>Is there some place where I can find instructions on how to use it?
>>
>>Is this stuff just graphite powder, or is it more complex than that? I
>>don't think graphite powder would go off.
>>
>>Best wishes,
>>
>>Chris
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>
> Chris,
> Most of us assume that the tin contains a mixture of
> ppotassium ferrocyanide and barium chloride. If this is correct, there
> was a case hardening compound( mixture) of this name and this was
> subsequently banned because of its poisonous nature. I linked it with
> the stuff that that was used to exterminate millions in Europe. I
> would have been on the list on more than one account!
>
> In a few days time, you will be reminded of Holocaust Day.
> Correction-- I will
>
> Most of us are here because of the sacrifice of others.
> Nazi Germany left three Red Cross workers in Norway.Has the penny
> dropped?
>
> Norman- a Red Cross member, a member of the Goat and Compasses, Past
> my sell by date and infirm and pedant extraordinaire!
Interesting. So if you got a piece of mild steel cherry red, then dunked
it in a tin of graphite powder, would that be an ineffective method of
case hardening?
Best wishes,
Chris
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