I am trying to understand if copper sheet metal could be harmful to use only 6"-8" from a wood stove to cover a fireplace opening. Are there any chemists, welders, machinists, or sober folks that know about any dangers of repeated heating of copper at tempuratures a wood stove emits this far from it's surface?
I am already aware that breathing smoke or gasses from burning copper is a big nasty. Except for the websites where kids are trying to select paraphenalia building materials, I cannot find any information anywhere else in the WWW.
I have seen mention of using copper as a heat shield, but it has me a little uneasy.
I am already aware that breathing smoke or gasses from burning copper is a big nasty. Except for the websites where kids are trying to select paraphenalia building materials, I cannot find any information anywhere else in the WWW.
I have seen mention of using copper as a heat shield, but it has me a little uneasy.