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Is there an easy way to determine if I have a piece of cast steel or if it is cast iron?
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Maybe spark testing...
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If it will cut with a torch it is cast steel, cast iron will only meltLincoln: Eagle 10,000, Weld-Pak HD, Weld-Pak 155, AC-225, LN-25 wirefeeder
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Usually cast iron has a rough finish to it such as a cast iron frying pan or weights in a gym, engine blocks, looking close enough, you can see or feel the pores from the sand casting.
Cast steel has a smooth finish to it like some cookware, motor housings, gears, sprockets, etc.Ken
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Spark test.
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what is a spark test?Comment
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Cast Iron will make a thud type sound if you hit it with a hammer wheras cast steel will haver more of a ring sound to it.
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Mig weld a piece of scrap steel to it.
If it holds - cast steel
If it falls off - cast iron
LOL
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Toe test! drop it on your toe, cast steel makes you say OOUUChh !,cast iron makes you [email protected]#%%#^%#
Seriously though, spark test. Dull orange sparks off a grinding wheel are iron, steel is yellow.Comment
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