Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay wrote:Your greatest concern should be safety. How are you going to avoid the dangerous-to-inhale fumes? Do yourself a favor and don't proceed until you can answer that question with certainty.
I have not done this, so I speak only from what I read on the 'net. When you melt "copper pennies", the temp to melt the 95% copper is high enough to vaporize the 5% zinc. Theoretically, once you melt the copper, you have boiled off the zinc. Where does the zinc vapor go? Into your lungs if you are not set up right!!
Look into purifying metals via electroplating and electrowynning instead. There your greatest danger is only electrocuting yourself to death!
brexzz1 wrote:Is that true? the zinc would vaporize and you would be left with almost pure copper?
Can someone else confirm?
thanks
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