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Wood Pellet Stove Firebox Heat Treating
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_treating
An interesting read regarding the topic being discussed. And, it is very applicable, because almost everyone has access to an oven, or a weed burner that they could turn into a metal heater with just a few fire bricks. A very effective way of adding the properties you want to something you are building, in this case, to keep the OP's firebox from warping. And to the OP: Keep in mind that in your final product, you will want a way for the ash to fall away, so don't make the holes too small. And that it may take more than one to get to one that performs satisfactorily. Steve |
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Wood Pellet Stove Firebox Heat Treating
On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:41:46 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_treating An interesting read regarding the topic being discussed. And, it is very applicable, because almost everyone has access to an oven, or a weed burner that they could turn into a metal heater with just a few fire bricks. A very effective way of adding the properties you want to something you are building, in this case, to keep the OP's firebox from warping. And to the OP: Keep in mind that in your final product, you will want a way for the ash to fall away, so don't make the holes too small. And that it may take more than one to get to one that performs satisfactorily. It even mentions maraging steels! Good read, thanks. -- croy |
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Wood Pellet Stove Firebox Heat Treating
On Dec 30, 3:41*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_treating An interesting read regarding the topic being discussed. *And, it is very applicable, because almost everyone has access to an oven, or a weed burner that they could turn into a metal heater with just a few fire bricks. *A very effective way of adding the properties you want to something you are building, in this case, to keep the OP's firebox from warping. And to the OP: *Keep in mind that in your final product, you will want a way for the ash to fall away, so don't make the holes too small. *And that it may take more than one to get to one that performs satisfactorily. Steve Great article on heat treating but won't grate get hot enough during use to lose any heat treat imparted? Additionally, OP's expanded metal must be a heat treatable alloy in order for the heat treatment to work. My experience will cold worked steel products such as rolled, stamped or expanded metals..... they tend to be low carbon & thus on the ragged edge of heat treatability . cheers Bob |
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Wood Pellet Stove Firebox Heat Treating
On Dec 31, 2:06*am, DD_BobK wrote:
On Dec 30, 3:41*pm, "Steve B" wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_treating An interesting read regarding the topic being discussed. *And, it is very applicable, because almost everyone has access to an oven, or a weed burner that they could turn into a metal heater with just a few fire bricks. *A very effective way of adding the properties you want to something you are building, in this case, to keep the OP's firebox from warping. And to the OP: *Keep in mind that in your final product, you will want a way for the ash to fall away, so don't make the holes too small. *And that it may take more than one to get to one that performs satisfactorily. Steve Great article on heat treating but won't grate get hot enough during use to lose any heat treat imparted? Additionally, OP's expanded metal must be a heat treatable alloy in order for the heat treatment to work. My experience will cold worked steel products such as rolled, stamped or expanded metals..... *they tend to be low carbon & thus on the ragged edge of heat treatability . * cheers Bob Yes, I have had my fireplace grate get hot enough to cause the iron to melt and sag, so you would have to use a super-high metal to be strong enough to not react with a long-burning fire. |
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