From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Thu Sep 30 2004 - 21:45:24 PDT
While we're on the subject of muratic acid and aluminum not
mixing...isn't there a chemical that also will eat up steel such as a
twisted off steel bolt in an aluminum casting and not bother the
aluminum? We might as well try to turn this into a learning experience.
Fred Martin
J. Forster wrote:
> Paul Farber wrote:
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>> Alkali solution cannot damage the metal,
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> Alkalis (eg: NaOH or KOH) can destroy aluminum and possibly others such as magnesium as well as some alloys..
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> -John
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