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Magnesium is also really easy to machine and cast . TS
so , is magnesium only used in castings ? seems aluminum is available in billet and sheet and bar stock but i don't think I've ever seen magnesium in anything but cast.
Magnesium valve adjustment covers must be worth something and on sale once so why not.I would hazard a guess so called magnesium could be anything these days.
Magnesium really easy to machine and cast! Have you ever seen a magnesium fire? Special care needed machining magnesium. I've set fire to magnesium machining swarf just to see how it burned first hand. Called "electron" back in the 50's when they used it for Matchless G50 crankcases etc.
The idea is to NOT set it on fire Phil . TS
My alfa came with Campagnolo Electron wheels. I've always what would happen if I had a blow out at speed. Plus side they are stupidly light.
As a VW mechanic I dealt with a few engine burn-downs. VW air-cooled engines had a magnesium case. When a carb leaked and caught fire, it wouldn't stop until after the crankshaft fell out.
She got it out with a bucket of water? We were told to never use water on magnesium. At the temperature it burns, it separates the oxygen from the hydrogen and uses the oxy to help itself burn. If you can get enough water on it to knock the temperature down despite the now-oxygenized environment, it will eventually extinguish the flame, but it takes a lot.
But how to put it out?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx5xMXNaS3gorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJCpsi5FrhEPatrick HayesFremont CA
Are the triple clamps on aCentauro aluminum? Not magnesium right? How would you cut the clamp, what tool ?I'm repurposing one for an Art project.
No, she made it *worse* with water..