[Robotgroup] hostile enviro

[Paul Atkinson]

I'm assuming the cast iron is "seasoned" so that rust isn't an issue or
potential contaminant...

On Jan 10, 2008 10:59 AM, Paul Atkinson <pmatkinson at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've seen PVC used around hot, cold and salt water. I doubt it'll hold up
> to freezing water under any pressure though.
>
> We used stainless "containment vessels" for extreme testing in a previous
> career, but again freezing water under pressure will create problems.
>
> Simple version might be a cast iron pot. They have sloped sides from the
> casting process, so ice should "rise" in the pot rather than creating enough
> sideways pressure to crack it.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2008 10:52 AM, brooksdesign <brooksdesign at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>
> >  Hey industrial kids,
> >  do any of you have any experience with matireals for hostile
> > enviroments like hot/cold salt water and oil? I'm designing a torture
> > chamber for some automotive sensors so it needs to be able to handle boiling
> > and freezing water.
> > -brooks
> >
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