Brass plug in the exhaust manifold?
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Brass plug in the exhaust manifold?
I am going to take my egt probe out for awhile, and I have a brass 1\8 plug, My question is will it take the heat or do I need to get a steel plug? Thanks
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this is what i found on meltinf temps of some metals.it depends on which brass is mixed with that plug.
Admiralty Brass 1650 - 1720
Aluminum 1190 - 1215
Aluminum Bronze 1910 - 1940
Beryllium Copper 1587 - 1750
Carbon Steel 2600 - 2800
Cast Iron, gray 2150 - 2360
Copper 1981
Cupronickel 2140 - 2260
Hastelloy C 2410 - 2460
Inconel 2540 - 2600
Incoloy 2540 - 2600
Iron, nodular 2050 - 3150
Iron, pure 2781 - 2799
Manganese Bronze 1590 - 1630
Monel 2370 - 2460
Nickel Wrought 2615 - 2635
Red Brass 1810 - 1880
Tin 449.4
Tantalum 5425
Titanium 3002 - 3038
Yellow Brass 1660 - 1710
T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]
Admiralty Brass 1650 - 1720
Aluminum 1190 - 1215
Aluminum Bronze 1910 - 1940
Beryllium Copper 1587 - 1750
Carbon Steel 2600 - 2800
Cast Iron, gray 2150 - 2360
Copper 1981
Cupronickel 2140 - 2260
Hastelloy C 2410 - 2460
Inconel 2540 - 2600
Incoloy 2540 - 2600
Iron, nodular 2050 - 3150
Iron, pure 2781 - 2799
Manganese Bronze 1590 - 1630
Monel 2370 - 2460
Nickel Wrought 2615 - 2635
Red Brass 1810 - 1880
Tin 449.4
Tantalum 5425
Titanium 3002 - 3038
Yellow Brass 1660 - 1710
T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]
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