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Old 03-28-2007, 12:36 AM   #21 (permalink)
CB_Brooklyn
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fastom
Dil, you don't know steel from Shinola...

What are you meaning by "well before melting" , ten degrees less?

Ever seen an electric stove element? You can have a big heavy pot of stew up there and it doesn't crash down. The thing is glowing red, it's more than 3/4 of the way to melting into a blob and yet still retains most of it's strength?
Turbo charger exhausts can glow red and be much closer to melting yet still hold up a 75 lb turbo and not bend.

I believe you have steel confused with butter.

You're right about the "big heavy pot" example. Dr Wood uses similar examples here.
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