Re: [AMC-List] steel vs. cast iron crank?

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

On November 11, 2006 Tom Jennings wrote:

> Is there a way to tell the difference without removing metal?

On forged steel cranks you can usually see a parting line where the two 
dies come together. You can't on a cast crank, though other cast parts
sometimes have  a "ragged edge" where casting flash is left. I'm pretty 
sure the machining operations remove all the flash on a cast crank
though. 

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