9 Mar
2002
9 Mar
'02
4:45 p.m.
'course, it takes a heck of a lot of steel for it to amount to jack squat..
Steel is so worthless compared to aluminum, etc.
Will J
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9 Mar
9 Mar
6:51 p.m.
'course, it takes a heck of a lot of steel for it
to amount to jack squat..
Steel is so worthless compared to aluminum, etc.
Except for "clean" steel, which is hard to get. A lot of it
came from the German ships scuttled after WWI (in Scapa Flow).
There's some other sources out there, like the German U-Boats
scuttled after WWII, but before the first detonation of the
atomic bomb.
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10 Mar
10 Mar
3:36 a.m.
'course,
it takes a heck of a lot of steel for it to amount to jack squat..
Steel is so worthless compared to aluminum, etc.
Except for "clean" steel, which is hard to get. A lot of it
came from the German ships scuttled after WWI (in Scapa Flow).
There's some other sources out there, like the German U-Boats
scuttled after WWII, but before the first detonation of the
atomic bomb.
5:14 a.m.
Except for
"clean" steel, which is hard to get. A lot of it
came from the German ships scuttled after WWI (in Scapa Flow).
There's some other sources out there, like the German U-Boats
scuttled after WWII, but before the first detonation of the
atomic bomb.
I know that the ships the German's sunk at anchorage at Scapa
Flow were a favorite source for steel used in various instruments due
to the lack of radioactive contamination in the steel, but is any
steel still recovered from them? It was quite a large portion of the
German fleet that was imprisoned there. Fascinating story for those
that have never heard it. 
5:55 a.m.
I don't get it. What does the detonation of the atomic bomb have to do
with steel?
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Eric Dittman wrote:
Except for "clean" steel, which is hard to
get. A lot of it
came from the German ships scuttled after WWI (in Scapa Flow).
There's some other sources out there, like the German U-Boats
scuttled after WWII, but before the first detonation of the
atomic bomb.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/
6:16 a.m.
I don't get it. What does the detonation of the
atomic bomb have to do
with steel?
> Except for "clean" steel, which is hard
to get. A lot of it
> came from the German ships scuttled after WWI (in Scapa Flow).
> There's some other sources out there, like the German U-Boats
> scuttled after WWII, but before the first detonation of the
> atomic bomb.
Steel production uses a lot of air, and since the first
atomic bomb detonation there's been a low-level amount
of radiation in the air, with makes the steel slightly
radioactive. There's also been some improper scrapping
of steel from nuclear powered ships and submarines that
was mixed with other steel.
While the radioactive level of manufactured steel is
low, there are some uses that require "clean" steel,
such as radiation detectors and some medical devices.
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Eric Dittman
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6:24 a.m.
I don't get it. What does the detonation of the
atomic bomb have to do
with steel?
Certain instruments are very sensitive to the amount of
radiation present in the steel used to manufacture them, such as some
of the measuring devices sent into space. All steel manufactured
since the detonation of the first atomic bombs have higher levels of
radiation present than that which was manufactured before. There's
more radiation in the air since the advent of the atomic bomb and the
manufacture of steel uses huge quantities of air in the smelting
process and the radiation gets transferred to the finished steel.
Jeff
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