<VV> What Is Pot Metal Made Of?

[Sally Johnson]

pot metal is a tin based alloy with lead, copper and nickle added as the 
alloying ingredients.  the alloying ingredients change quite abit between 
manufactures and it is often not know what they are.  most pot metal made 
recently contains no lead.  older pot metals often contain lots of lead 
and will seriously contaminate a small metal shop and make you silver melt 
in pits when soldering and cause the surface of the silver to flake off.

Sally

On Sat, 5 Jun 2004, N. Joseph Potts wrote:

> I know pot metal isn't steel - it isn't magnetic. It seems too dark and
> heavy to be aluminum, too hard to be lead. Too cheap and corrosion-prone to
> be gold.
>      Anybody care to resolve this lifelong mystery for me? Thanks.
> 
> Joe Potts's Pitted Pot Metal
> Miami, Florida USA
> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
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