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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 9862343, member: 54"]Thanks. One issue is that this object was cast by amateurs in a backyard or something. Only the bigwigs at Alamo are allowed to see the metal analysis. However I suspect the makers were aiming for brass but may have put other Stuff in. Zinc with contaminants such as lead will exude “zinc pest” which for example.destroys many older die cast toys. But they found Formic acid dissolves the stuff. They call it a “carbonate” but I haven’t yet seen the other part of the compound.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 9862343, member: 54"]Thanks. One issue is that this object was cast by amateurs in a backyard or something. Only the bigwigs at Alamo are allowed to see the metal analysis. However I suspect the makers were aiming for brass but may have put other Stuff in. Zinc with contaminants such as lead will exude “zinc pest” which for example.destroys many older die cast toys. But they found Formic acid dissolves the stuff. They call it a “carbonate” but I haven’t yet seen the other part of the compound.[/QUOTE]
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