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metallurgical hump

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OK....
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Is that you humping Ricks(MR70)leg? We know who the real hump is.. ya hump.

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About 6 months ago I asked a friend at a chevy dealer to do a search for a heat shield for my L78 nova. He found two originals (galvanized metal) in Texas. I bought one, and it arrived in an original 1969 GM filthy package. I paid about $8 for the part and around $12 for shipping.

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Itys a pic of Charley with one of those Chinese aardvarks he has.

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Shut up you Tick.............

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Galvanized steel is magnetic, stainless is NOT. Use a simple magnet if in doubt.

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Some kinds of stainless steel are magnetic, others are not. My heat shield certainly seems to be stainless, it is nice and shiny and has no rust or pitting. But it attracts a magnet too.

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Very interesting to say the least. Sounds like you have a nice original carbon steel shield survivor. Over time, galvanized parts will lose their 'garbage can spangle luster', and look like stainless, silver cadmium, or zinc chromate.

What coating do you think is on your part? Or...what alloy do you think it is made of? I'am skeptical that it is stainless.

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A lower grade of stainless steel,302, will become magnetic after it has been "worked". By worked I mean formed,bent,and rolled.I can't say for sure what the shields were made of but this is a very good possiblity.


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Yes 200 and 300 series are non magnetic, however if worked some may become slightly magnetic. I believe the 400 series is magnetic.

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Steve could you comment on the grain structure of these metals for us ?