On Nov 29, 4:54*am, "Harold & Susan Vordos" wrote:


My opinion? *Not great for vise jaws. *Being cast, it's quite soft and
doesn't machine all that well. * It's not really much of a prize if you
don't have need for aluminum tooling plate. * It's normally used as the name
implies---for tooling. * Base plates for large fixtures, for example.

Harold

I was thinking soft vise jaws. Looking on the internet, I found the
hardness for MIC 6 to be 65 Brinell, which is softer than say 6061 t6.

Dan