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Chimney top ring material


Jrtm

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My spare chimney has got its top ring missing should these be steel, ally or stainless?

 

I've got a few but there all painted white and unable to tell material but I'm unable to tell what material they are i thought they were ment to be ally?

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If you mean the D section round the rim they are usually aluminium alloy, for the simple reason that it is easy to buy and easy to form into a ring and you can form rivets from small diameter  round bar  No reason why you cannot use stainless, brass  or even mild steel if you can get hold of it and can roll it.  Annealed brass rod would make OK rivets for all of them

 

With a fire lit  brass or  mild steel would probably corrode for England though.  

 

 Put  a magnet on the ones you have.  Only mild steel is likely to stick.

 

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