29-01-2022, 08:57 PM
There is much info on embrittlement available but little is succinct. Mild steel is little affected. Many processes involve acid; pickling, reconditioners hot tanks etc but not all always followed by cancelling processes (like baking).
To play safe stressed high tensile parts which wont fit in the oven should best not be subject to either process. Failed spokes are a real pain. The original spokes are not mild steel and in normal state withstand remarkable abuse.
Do the acid concoctions sold for rust carry any warnings?
(The effect of embittlement and actual electropalting on fatigue is almost another subject, and even less encouraging)
if cleaning spokes by shot blasting care is necesary not o stretch the spokes.
A popular school science display is to hang a weight from a spring. Acid is dropped onto the spring and sooner or later it snaps.
To play safe stressed high tensile parts which wont fit in the oven should best not be subject to either process. Failed spokes are a real pain. The original spokes are not mild steel and in normal state withstand remarkable abuse.
Do the acid concoctions sold for rust carry any warnings?
(The effect of embittlement and actual electropalting on fatigue is almost another subject, and even less encouraging)
if cleaning spokes by shot blasting care is necesary not o stretch the spokes.
A popular school science display is to hang a weight from a spring. Acid is dropped onto the spring and sooner or later it snaps.