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Marque Remarks => Maico => Topic started by: YUMASTEPSIDE on February 24, 2008, 04:24:55 pm

Title: '71 frame
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on February 24, 2008, 04:24:55 pm

Does anyone know if the '71 MC250 frames were mild steel or chrome moly ?

                Roger

Title: Re: '71 frame
Post by: firko on February 24, 2008, 05:33:49 pm

Chrome Moly

Title: Re: '71 frame
Post by: Freakshow on February 27, 2008, 12:38:38 am

ON a side note how do you tell the differances of the metal if you wante to confirm it ? magnet ?

Title: Re: '71 frame
Post by: PEZBerq on March 05, 2008, 10:56:01 pm

Nope.  Both are magnetic. 

I know a metascope analyser will do the job - a portable machine that detects the Chromium in the spectra.  Dont know any simple way sorry.  Anyone else know about metallurgy?