

| Subject: | Re: Curious Question (NVC) |
| From: | Kim Brennan |
| Date: | Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:22:36 -0400 |
The milled should (depending on the milling process.) Forged metals are essentially that, cast and then hammered into shape. As this make the crystalline structure much finer. On Jun 29, 2004, at 3:43 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > I'm not an engineer, but have a question. > > Cast aluminum has a granular crystal quality in it's structure. Milled > Aluminum (hammered, rolled) does not. > > Of two identical parts, one a machnined aluminum casting, and the other > machined in milled aluminum, which would most likely have the best 1) > strength 2) heat transfer properties. > > Inquiring minds would like to know! > > Anybody?? > > Thanks, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver
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