Melt manganese
Melt manganese
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I need a pill 2mm Dia by 1 thick with a 1 hole thru , pure
I have manganese powder
can it be vacuum melted in say a 3mm pyrex tube , then machined to size
I hear its hard and brittle , what Rc would that be
Thanks
I have manganese powder
can it be vacuum melted in say a 3mm pyrex tube , then machined to size
I hear its hard and brittle , what Rc would that be
Thanks





RE: Melt manganese
Pyrex melts well below that.
RE: Melt manganese
Can you make it from powdered metal MN?
And even that would be very very difficult considering the size of most of the powdered metal you can buy for 3D manufacturing. Ask in the Additive Manufacturing forum.
RE: Melt manganese
I read it oxidises easily and burns at a low temp
And the Rockwell ?? and its brittle ?
I would imagine 3D print out of the question
unless its done in a good vacuum
RE: Melt manganese
RE: Melt manganese
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/gf29823734?lang=en®ion=US
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/gf97094650?lang=en®ion=US
I don't know how machineable this stuff is but at least the rod is a good starting point.
RE: Melt manganese
But the question is can I drill a 1mm hole thru it
and part or wirecut it off to 1mm wide
or is the material too brittle to withstand this
Thanks
RE: Melt manganese
Someone at work had a bottle with broken pieces of it
1mm thick approx ,
will drill 1 mm hole in it and tell you how it goes
RE: Melt manganese
RE: Melt manganese
its an experiment where I work ,
they dont want carbon in that area
Ive been off work
more about machining manganese soon
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I estimate nearly 60 Rc , may have even damaged my file , wont
drill
EDM might do it
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falls apart,,, ugh , may be sintered?? , only maybe,,,,,,, in a reducing atmosphere, I will ask
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RE: Melt manganese
If I EDM it I will tell you
Costly and may not be affordable for this experiment , I mean