Re: Metal Questions/Availability

From: Kyle Kozubal (grndak4x4@home.com)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:56:03 EST


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Schwall <mschwall@flash.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Metal Questions/Availability

> At 11:13 PM 3/10/2000 , you wrote:
> >First off, and this might be obvious to some, but does aluminum rust?
>
> It oxididizes and a turns white. You could call it rusting, when steel
> oxidizes, iron oxide forms which is rust.. When aluminum oxidizes,
> aluminum oxide forms, which is a damn good abrasive that is a good
additive
> for sand blasting media, btw.
>
>
>
> >Secondly, does anyone know off hand where I might be able to locate some
> >stainless steel or diamond plate(the tread style design) sheets? I am
> >looking for some material about 1/8" thick and somewhere in the area of
> >about 27"x36". My local steel shop claims they cannot get it for my small
> >application need.
> >Kyle
>
>
>
> Check your yellow pages under steel or metal fabricators, metal recycling,
> and metal salvage. Most won't sell it in the small quantity that you need
> though. Doesn't hurt to ask though.
>
> Mike
>
> __________________________
> mschwall@flash.net
>



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