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Re: [Orchid] Alloy Identification
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jesse brennan Friday, October 01, 2004
   
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    Kirksite as a " term" seems to not be used very much.  It is a zinc
    alloy with copper ( 3%?), with some aluminum and some magnesium..
    right at the moment  I can't find the exact alloy but it is not very
    much different from the ZAMAC #2  and #5 die casting alloys. I think
    it may not be inventoried  much and only sold in pallet quantities
    to people like Boeing, Ford or GM. 

    A few years ago  when buying some from Atlas metals they  said they
    sold one of these for Kirksite. 

    Eastrn alloys does have a little info on their site a while back
    they had a lot more. I  printed it down and probably have it in my
    computer archive somewhere too.. Waiting for the Mac Tiger  this
    winter -- it is supposed to have a great  archiving recovery system. 

    It is zinc so  read an MSDS-- Fumes  from the molten metal are not
    good  for you. 

jesse


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