GE - Re: metal casting learning/GTG with Tyr

[Maria]

Tyr,
Aluminum melts at 1219 F, however, I would not advise trying to melt aluminum in a furnace as at high temperatures in the presence of oxygen it will revert to its native state, aluminum oxide.  It's usually melted by an electrical current.  My husband tried it in college.  Gold melts at 1945 F.  Silver melts at 1760 F.   Platinum is virtually unmeltable, melting at 3223 F. My husband suggests melting lead, melting point 621 F, and coating it with a material the color  you are trying to achieve, spray paint is probably best.  You can succeed where period alchemists failed and turn lead into gold.  
Maria
Lady Maria da Firenze Buchanan

 ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tyr Tjuguskegg 
  To: gatesedge at ansteorra.org 
  Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 8:16 PM
  Subject: Re: GE - Re: metal casting learning/GTG with Tyr


  Just curious, does anyone know what temperature gold silver  aluminum and  other metals melt at, I am looking  at a furnace to melt metl and it gets up to 1650 degrees, not sure if that is hot enough for all I want to do....

  Tyr Tjuguskegg





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