Why Blacksmiths Use White Powder Before Smelting Metal #shortsviral #shortsfeed #shortsvideo #shorts

[GeneMatheney]

It's to prevent oxidation. Making stuff up to earn money on YouTube.

[zachfowler]

I'm an amateur blacksmith. The borax is used as a flux to keep oxidation from forming when forge welding. Oxidized steel will not adhere.

[southronjr]

No, it is used to create a barrier between the steel and oxygen. When steel is heated it begins to react with the oxygen in the air creating iron oxide on the face of the metal, the borax or sand or several other things can be used as flux, combines with the iron oxide and melts, forming a barrier between the steel and the air. When forge welding steel, the borax will flow between the faces and when hit, will blow out of the faces letting just the steel faces weld together. In other welding processes, inert gasses do the same thing by shielding the steel keeping the iron oxides (slag) out of the weld. The coating on welding rods for stick welding do the same thing, they melt onto the weld puddle creating the barrier until the steel can cool.

[ianreed]

which blacksmith are you referring to.? Will or Jaden..?

[bassassassinnn]

It's used to prevent oxidation, possible cold shuts and delamination when forging layered steel.

[Ericrawnsley]

As a pipelayer i also use a lot of white powder at my job. Its usually to get over a hangover though.

[AquaMarine]

Smelting is the process of producing iron and steel. Forging is the process of shaping iron or steel by a blacksmith.

[SCARLETBIRDS]

the borax is also a high temp flux, it helps keep the metals clean by having an anti oxide barrier to keep it clean while hot so the surfaces will weld when hammered, this is especially common in pattern welded steel

[kerryanderson]

Speak what you know. Don't know, dont speak.

[EdwardTeach]

Not smelting is forging 2 completely different things

[kourosh]

It's for tenderizing the metal. It becomes tastier and easier to eat and digest

[katsu-graphics]

It's called "Flux" and it is a quick molten glass to keep oxygen away from the red hot steel.

[jonboy]

He better not be talking about my slag. She’s bootiful she is

[BrettTrail]

It's called fluxing. It also keeps oxygen from reacting with the hot or molten metal which can create impurities.

[jiml.]

They aren't smelting. They are forge welding. The borax forms a barrier to oxygen, preventing or reducing oxidation. This allows for a good, solid weld.

[bobbytw]

And how exactly do the powder help with this?

[amolsingh]

Don’t believe the lies, it’s definitely to season the metal 🎉🎉🎉

[StarDustMoonRocket]

Smelting is reduction of ore into metal. This is forging.

[davidcantwell]

Twenty Mule Baby!
Now, tell us about burnt surgar.

[Art-ummz]

So now you know about the reason for the " twenty mule team borax wagons" .