JohnnyM13
Mar 7, 05, 01:17
Hello all,
My knowledge of chemical materials is less than adequate, so I thought the best way to start is finding a website with a good forum on Chemistry. Hopefully I won't have to go anywhere else to find this answer... :)
I am in need of a starting point. I need a material that will glow when heated. Building a custom Bar-B-Que grill for my house, project of the year for me so to speak. It will need to glow based on the temp that a grill will produce. This material will be either on top of the Casing of the grill or embedded (which is what I am hoping for). Basically that point is so that when the grill is on. The material will glow the pattern I have made, when the heat of a an average grill reaches it's temp. (In low light/dusk is all I am asking for, not something that can be seen easily in full daylight).
Now I know this question is vague, so here are some suggestions of info I may need to get you all to help me in this quest. Please let me know what you need and I will do my best to get the info for you.
- This material must be able to get hot/cool off repeatedly and not lose it's quality, someone suggested magnesium but it burns away. Another suggestion was the material used in some cooking pans but this a red dot the becomes less distinct as it gets hotter.
- Known material of the casing of grills are: Stainless steel, Cast Iron, Aluminum (not sure what else). I do not know average temps for grills (Inside Heat, Heat that the metal casing will be at) and will try to find out.
- Any, and I mean any info will be greatly appreciated. If a material/element is not possible, then my other question would be. Could I embed a stone/other matieral, example: stain glass???, that could withstand the heat/cool off, til next use, so that when a fire is lit inside, the light can be passed through it so as to show of the design/pattern on the outside?
- As said before, ask what I need to get for you (information wise) if my information is too general.
Thanks in advance,
Johnny M
My knowledge of chemical materials is less than adequate, so I thought the best way to start is finding a website with a good forum on Chemistry. Hopefully I won't have to go anywhere else to find this answer... :)
I am in need of a starting point. I need a material that will glow when heated. Building a custom Bar-B-Que grill for my house, project of the year for me so to speak. It will need to glow based on the temp that a grill will produce. This material will be either on top of the Casing of the grill or embedded (which is what I am hoping for). Basically that point is so that when the grill is on. The material will glow the pattern I have made, when the heat of a an average grill reaches it's temp. (In low light/dusk is all I am asking for, not something that can be seen easily in full daylight).
Now I know this question is vague, so here are some suggestions of info I may need to get you all to help me in this quest. Please let me know what you need and I will do my best to get the info for you.
- This material must be able to get hot/cool off repeatedly and not lose it's quality, someone suggested magnesium but it burns away. Another suggestion was the material used in some cooking pans but this a red dot the becomes less distinct as it gets hotter.
- Known material of the casing of grills are: Stainless steel, Cast Iron, Aluminum (not sure what else). I do not know average temps for grills (Inside Heat, Heat that the metal casing will be at) and will try to find out.
- Any, and I mean any info will be greatly appreciated. If a material/element is not possible, then my other question would be. Could I embed a stone/other matieral, example: stain glass???, that could withstand the heat/cool off, til next use, so that when a fire is lit inside, the light can be passed through it so as to show of the design/pattern on the outside?
- As said before, ask what I need to get for you (information wise) if my information is too general.
Thanks in advance,
Johnny M