question about color code paint on steel
Clark Magnuson
50 pounds of 3/8" x 4" x L" for 25 cents/ pound, that is painted red on
the end.
100 pounds of annealed 4140 for 40 cents / pound, in various shapes and
sizes with a purple paint on the end. The purple paint has a slight hue
of pink, but it is still purple.
Are these color codes universal? or does it depend on where the steel
came from?
bonne
While there is some commonality, don't count on it. I was given a wall
chart from the Fry salesman, Bob Glynn. He said many colors were the
same, but don't rely on the chart matching what I get from other suppliers.
mj
Gunner
Color codes are as universal as opinons on lathes. <G>
Very much dependant on where they came from.
Unfortunately
Gunner
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Karl Townsend
>>Are these color codes universal? or does it depend on where the steel
>>came from?
>
> Color codes are as universal as opinons on lathes. <G>
Asain lathes are s$&t. Everybody knows that. <ducking and running>
here's a mystery metal chart I use:
http://www.aussieweld.com.au/arcwelding/page14/page14.htm
Helps rule out most of the unknowns.
FWIW, I have a bunch of cold rolled painted red. Also a bunch of stainless
from another purchase.
Karl
john
The color codes go by the supplier. If you buy all new metal from one
supplier its easy to keep track. If not you got to either guess at it or
have it assayed. YOu can spark test, and heat quench it and get some
idea of what it is but an assay is the only sure way other than having
certs on it.
The one scrap place near here has a 5 inch round of A6 sitting out and
plainly marked. I wonder why no one picked it up... everything is 35
cents a pound.
John