TimTaylor

Steamchick - re: post #25 Good info. I agree that fuel tanks can be successfully welded with proper cleaning and purging to keep vapors...

Lloyd, I'm late to this thread - lots of good info here in the various posts. Sounds kike you have found some issues and are dealing...

Phosgene (COCl2) breaks down into carbon monoxide and chlorine gases, both of which are highly toxic. Section 10 of the MSDS also...

https://refrigerants.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SDS-R123.pdf see specifically sections 5, 6, 8 & 10 The flame temperature of your...

Pretty good article, well worth the read.

We have standards and codes (ASME) that all pressure vessels above 15psig must comply with. These are based on engineering practice as...

Temperature/pressure limits for soldered joints, insufficient safety factor temp vs pressure of copper tubing

Principle similar to the ideal gas law. Also besides water vapor and CO2, depending on the fuel there are a number of other products of...

The frequency affects the depth of penetration - higher frequencies have shallower skin penetration depth, while lower frequencies have...

Charles - Yes you can. High carbon steel has enough carbon you don't have to add any. With low carbon steel you just need to use a...

Absolutely - two different processes. Case hardening, by definition, hardens the surface layer to a target depth while leaving the rest...