Trying to identify this, was found in the Sebastien area mding on the beach. Any idea

[theGOLD]

 

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[ARC]

So you found it WITH the detector ?
OR...
As you were detecting ?

Is it magnetic?

 

[theGOLD]

Found it with the detector. It is definitely magnetic.

 

[ARC]

At first glance it looks like a mangled "pyramid" lead sinker...
One like ...
As a kid I would beat against the seawall again and again just out of boredom after the fish stole my bait AGAIN.

 

[ARC]

Just noticed you are also a 8x user.

Find with this ?
7 inch coil ?

 

[ARC]

Realistically man...
This is going to be a hard I.D. in my opinion...
This iron could be from anything.

Looks like a lot of things.

 

[Salvor6]

Lead sinkers are not magnetic.

 

[theGOLD]

It's definitely not lead. It's iron or some other alloy, and it's very heavy, but definitely not a lead sinker. Found one of those actually on the same day Actually I was using an old whites detector.

 

[theGOLD]

Yeah it is a very strange shape. The curved edge is such a weird shape for something that size. The blunt end looks like it was sheared off. I thought maybe a tooth from an old excavator bucket or something but I work with that type of equipment and the teeth really aren't that shape.

 

[ARC]

Lead sinkers are not magnetic.

I said REMINDS me.
Err "looks like" rather.

 

[theGOLD]

See the striations on that bottom part? The piece was part of something bigger for sure

 

[Red_desert]

Heavy and magnetic, you found more than one piece on the beach? How about something made from a corrosive resistant alloy of nickel?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel

"Because of nickel's slow rate of oxidation at room temperature, it is considered corrosion-resistant......
Nickel is one of four elements that are ferromagnetic around room temperature. Alnico permanent magnets based partly on nickel are of intermediate strength between iron-based permanent magnets and rare-earth magnets. The metal is chiefly valuable in the modern world for the alloys it forms; about 60% of world production is used in nickel-steels (particularly stainless steel). Other common alloys, as well as some new superalloys, make up most of the remainder of world nickel use, with chemical uses for nickel compounds consuming less than 3% of production."

 

[marion moore]

LOOKS LIKE ITS BE CUT WITH A TORCH ON ONE SIDE. MM

 

[Red_desert]

LOOKS LIKE ITS BE CUT WITH A TORCH ON ONE SIDE. MM

With all the dredging of sand for beach renurishment, who knows what they might bring up.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100423081826AA5vmKX
Best alloy or metal to use on spacecraft?



Best Answer: Different metals are used for different parts where appropriate...there is no one metal that is best for everything.

Titanium is a common spacecraft metal, but it's very hard to machine, so look to use it for castings.

Inconel is used for very high temperatures as it retains it properties and forms a skin to protect it from corrosion at high temperatures.

Hastelloy is another metal similar to Inconel.

17-4 PH Stainless is a common steel used in aircraft / spacecraft.

All of these metals are expensive to buy and very hard to machine, which drives up cost.
Jon · 6 years ago

 

[Trez]

found in the same waters that Spain sailed back in the day...when in doubt, I would give it back to Spain.