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Re: core iron



>Original Poster: "Stephen Birkett" <birketts-at-wright.aps.uoguelph.ca> 
>
>Checking the archives it seems the topic of transformer core iron has 
>appeared a few times, but not the specific the information I need. 
>
>Does anyone know the typical chemical composition of core iron? - in
>particular percent content of carbon, silicon and phosphorus that is
>generally accepted for core laminations. Reason for asking is I need a
>source of decarburized iron (C < 0.01%), so if anyone knows of scrap
>transformer cores that are otherwise useless and destined for recycling,
>please do let me know. 
>
>Stephen
>
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>
Hi Stephen,

Used washing-machine motors have big and heavy round cores.

Ruud de Graaf
Greetings from lovely and 'spring is in the air' Holland