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Re: What's the difference between cast iron and steel ???
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Posted by Bill from up north on October 19, 2001 at 23:29:10 from (205.200.30.221):
In Reply to: What's the difference between cast iron and steel ??? posted by Just Wondering on October 18, 2001 at 06:00:18:
There are as many different types or grades of cast iron as there are people loading the furnaces. I had a new gear poured for my steam engine a couple of years ago and they made it so hard I had trouble boring out the center . I found out they added tungsten to it. When you hit the gear with a hammer , it rings like a bell. They made it hard so it would wear better.Normal cast just makes a "thud" shen you hit it with a hammer
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