A Video on Basic Spark-Testing and Identifying Metals

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Goodmorning WeldingWeb!!So, this is my latest video, I just wanted to share it with y'all...Its about spark testing... When you take a grinder to an unknown piece of metal and just by looking at the sparks it gives off, identify about what it is, that you're working with...In this video, we cover Mild Steel, Tool Steel, Cast Steel, Malleable Cast, Grey Cast, and White cast irons... I talk a little about each metal, then spark test them and show the volume, color, and "flare" of the sparks they produce...Its just a basic video I've wanted to make for quite a while... A few months ago I welded up an old Cast Iron vise and that was when I first heard about spark testing, and ever since then it's fasinated me, and I read up on it, and practiced it all I could...Anyway, just thought I'd share. Hopefully it'll help you identify what you're working with, next time someone brings you a broken piece of whatever. Have an awesome week, everyone [Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
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Reply:In my Tool & Die days we used to identify most of our metals with spark test. Identifying spark shape and colour within a category of metals (ex: tool steel: D2, A3, etc.) will help to differentiate metals within that category, too. I couldn't identify a fly today, it's been 20 years since I've done that. Good skill to have for super fast ID. Cheers!!  Last edited by bearston; 02-27-2013 at 02:53 PM.When a welder tells you to "stick it", what do they really mean?"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumWatch out for the Magnesium.