Charcoal down, Propane up to bat…
In Renasia’s continued foray into metallurgy, the intensity is being cranked up. With a new propane heat source, a graphite crucible which can withstand 3000 degrees celsius and a look to produce a set of coins, the showdown was set with a hard enemy to crack under such conditions, copper. It was a showdown between man and metal. And in the start, man took a convincing early lead…
Crucible issues and heat flow galore
The blowtorch could not, however, heat the copper efficiently in the crucible and so an iron pot was used to allow for more simply heating. The copper soon melted into rivulets and pooled together. But this could not be counted as success. Now with a greater surface area not being heat, the copper cooled, and resolidified, refusing to remelt. Victory, it seemed, went to copper.
Setting a lower sight…
Renasia is thus setting it’s sights a little lower, introducing the use of Renasian Casting Alloy, a mix of silver, copper and tin. This will be the material used in casting and ceremonial pieces, including medals. The Pecune will be minted in it in the coming months.
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