Steel or Iron, how to tell?
03-06-2004, 07:20 PM
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Steel or Iron, how to tell?
How can I determine if a crank I just picked up (free) is steel or iron? Nice 3.48" stroke crank, everything looks good but wondering what it is made of. Gotta be an easy way. Thanks!
03-06-2004, 07:24 PM
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Re: Steel or Iron, how to tell? (72Shark)
What is steel and what is iron?? What you mean is cast or forged. Forged has big parting lines. Cast has skinny little parting lines.
Steel is iron with additives. The simplist is just carbon
Look at the parting lines on the weights and it will tell.
Steel is iron with additives. The simplist is just carbon
Look at the parting lines on the weights and it will tell.
03-06-2004, 07:35 PM
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Re: Steel or Iron, how to tell? (72Shark)
Well, if The General made it, you can get a number off it and compare it to a reference like this one - http://www.mortec.com/cranks.htm
03-06-2004, 07:43 PM
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Re: Steel or Iron, how to tell? (norvalwilhelm)
What is steel and what is iron?? What you mean is cast or forged. Forged has big parting lines. Cast has skinny little parting lines.
Steel is iron with additives. The simplist is just carbon
Look at the parting lines on the weights and it will tell.
Steel is iron with additives. The simplist is just carbon
Look at the parting lines on the weights and it will tell.
It's on the shaft to.
03-06-2004, 10:04 PM
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Re: Steel or Iron, how to tell? (72Shark)
Give it a tap and it should ring like a bell if it's forged. If it don't it ain't forged. :yesnod: