Can Iron Pyrite (fools Gold) be heat treated? What about Bravoite
(basicially Iron Pyrite with up to 20% Nickel)?
Ken

In article , Ken Vale says...

Can Iron Pyrite (fools Gold) be heat treated? What about Bravoite
(basicially Iron Pyrite with up to 20% Nickel)?

Heat treated in what fashion, the way the harder phase in
carbon/iron alloy is quench frozen in?

No, because Iron sulfide doesn't have the same phase diagram
features that the iron/carbon alloy does.

Jim


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Ken Vale wrote:

Can Iron Pyrite (fools Gold) be heat treated? What about Bravoite
(basicially Iron Pyrite with up to 20% Nickel)?
Ken
Iron Pyrite - IIRC, explodes when heated. That is what I seem to recall
from a camping trip with some of it in rocks of the campfire.

Stinks also

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"Ken Vale" wrote in message
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Can Iron Pyrite (fools Gold) be heat treated? What about Bravoite
(basicially Iron Pyrite with up to 20% Nickel)?

Sure, you can heat treat anything...point is, what the heck is your goal.

Pyrite is typically _roasted_ (in air) to produce sulfur oxides, which are
dissolved in water to make sulfuric acid. It is not a suitable iron ore
because too much sulfur remains in the metal.

Tim

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jim rozen wrote:
In article , Ken Vale says...

Can Iron Pyrite (fools Gold) be heat treated? What about Bravoite
(basicially Iron Pyrite with up to 20% Nickel)?


Heat treated in what fashion, the way the harder phase in
carbon/iron alloy is quench frozen in?

No, because Iron sulfide doesn't have the same phase diagram
features that the iron/carbon alloy does.

Jim


I wondered about the possibility of making a knife from it. I realize
that you can make an art knife that has a gold color to it, I just
prefer my knives/tools to be functional.
Ken