Hi all:
Sorry to bomb the list, but I wondered if anyone knows of someone in the
San Diego area who can weld magnesium?
I've got a set of what I believe to be "alumags". One wheel has a small
crack that I'd like to get taken care of, BUT I gather that once
magnesium starts burning, it can't be smothered as it creates it's own
oxygen. I'm not a metallurgist, so I can't speak to the veracity of the
previous statement--I just want someone to weld the thing (if it's even
do-able).
Also, I have heard that Magnesium becomes brittle with age. These
wheels are about 35 years old. Is there a testing process that can
establish whether the metal has become brittle (rather than putting them
on the car and flogging it 'round the corners to see if anything
breaks--rather not do it that way)?
Thanks in advance
David Sosna
'66 Tiguar
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