dickb Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 This is a question for a blacksmith/chemist.When I forge mild steel a lot of scale piles up around the anvil. Is this scale chemically similar to magnetite (Fe2 3O4). I meed a couple of ounces of powdered magnetite for some hand made electrical inductors. Powdered magnetite is available commercially but I only need a couple of ounces and I have a lifetime's worth of scale around the anvil. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Dont know about scale but isn't "black sand" magnitite? Run a magnet threw any sandy riverbed in granet contry and there you are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Scale is fe203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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