Does anyone have any experience of breaking copper ingots (that is to say, thinnish
plano-convex prehistoric type ones)? I'm interested in the method of breaking them up
for use - and the appearance of the section produced; how have people gone about
subdividing large ingots for alloying or casting. What is the best method?
An example of the sort of texture I'm interested in is shown on p.25 of the 2010
Salcombe report (http://www.swmag.org/reports/2010eosSalcombe.pdf), and shows a
fibrous surface texture - presumably controlled by the dendrites. Has anyone split an
ingot in such a way as to produce a section like this?
I'd be very grateful to learn from anyone's practical experience!
Thanks!
Tim
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