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richarddurgee
Senior Member Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 800 Registered: 11-2001
| Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 08:43 pm: |
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1910 marine engine catalog First paragraph- fahrig metal-- was this an actual type of metal or refering to a ratio of metal mixtures ?? |
richarddurgee
Senior Member Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 802 Registered: 11-2001
| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:52 pm: |
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As best as I can tell "Fahrig" was an old general term for composite metals that when poured in place or a mold required vented risers to form properly. Seems that Babbitt metal would be synonymous but it was patented ! http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/363.html |
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