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    What metal is used to make dumbbells and olympic plates?

    Are they made of steel? Hex dumbbells feel different, but are olympic plates and plate attached dumbbells made from steel?

    I always wonder what it would be like if they were to be made from very heavy metals like say tungsten. It would be pretty cool to have dumbbells that are 2-3 times heavier than they look.
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    I'm thinking it is just cast Iron. The exact mix might vary with who ever is doing the foundry work.
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    For most, it's iron. There may be some proprietary mixes of metals, but it's almost always iron and rarely if ever steel.
    You need a good rack, a bench, and a 300-lb Olympic weight set. Now, what was your question?

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    Thanks guys, it's good to know. But the barbell itself is definitely steel right?
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    Originally Posted by Lachdanan View Post
    Thanks guys, it's good to know. But the barbell itself is definitely steel right?
    Generally speaking, yes. Is there a particular barbell with which you are concerned?
    You need a good rack, a bench, and a 300-lb Olympic weight set. Now, what was your question?

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    Originally Posted by AttyGuy View Post
    Generally speaking, yes. Is there a particular barbell with which you are concerned?
    Thanks, no was just wondering about the Olympic barbells. But EZ curl bars would be different?

    Although some barbells I have seen seemed like iron, I mean not sure but they were darkened and rusty.
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    I want to get some stainless steel plates made up for me but they would be more expensive that Ivankos
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    All barbells are steel of some type, excep perhaps some of the Olympic techinique bars which might be aluminium. plain iron would be far to rough to have spinning parts and to brittle to make a decent bar. No matter what type or shape of bar it is going to be steel.

    Plates I believe are also cast steel, though they may be iron, but cast iron has a bit different ring to it than most plates, and would be more fragile when dropped.
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    Originally Posted by fishpat86 View Post
    I want to get some stainless steel plates made up for me but they would be more expensive that Ivankos
    Why do you want that?

    Originally Posted by Wildtim View Post
    All barbells are steel of some type, excep perhaps some of the Olympic techinique bars which might be aluminium. plain iron would be far to rough to have spinning parts and to brittle to make a decent bar. No matter what type or shape of bar it is going to be steel.

    Plates I believe are also cast steel, though they may be iron, but cast iron has a bit different ring to it than most plates, and would be more fragile when dropped.
    Thanks, that makes sense.

    The hex DBs must be some other metal though, it feels like grainy textured.
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    Nope they are steel too.
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    Originally Posted by Wildtim View Post
    Nope they are steel too.
    Hmm pretty strange but I believe you.
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    Originally Posted by Lachdanan View Post
    Why do you want that?



    Thanks, that makes sense.

    The hex DBs must be some other metal though, it feels like grainy textured.
    Because they would be sexy as fawk, especially when polished.

    Your dumbells are most likely cast iron.
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    The technical term is pot steel..They melt down whatever..Some new steel and some recycled stuff,,,It all goes into one pot..hence the name
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    Originally Posted by fishpat86 View Post
    Because they would be sexy as fawk, especially when polished.

    Your dumbells are most likely cast iron.
    You mean like this?:



    Originally Posted by bigw10921 View Post
    The technical term is pot steel..They melt down whatever..Some new steel and some recycled stuff,,,It all goes into one pot..hence the name
    Thanks man, that makes sense, I always thought they felt cheaper compared to other DBs I used.

    Anyone knows where can one get these color plates? What are they called?



    They must be steel too, right?

    I just like how they don't have holes, dents so it's like symmetrical on both sides. If I had a gym, I would wanna get those ones.
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    wouldn't they go by size/weight regardless of how they look?

    Originally Posted by Lachdanan View Post
    Are they made of steel? Hex dumbbells feel different, but are olympic plates and plate attached dumbbells made from steel?

    I always wonder what it would be like if they were to be made from very heavy metals like say tungsten. It would be pretty cool to have dumbbells that are 2-3 times heavier than they look.
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    Originally Posted by aalfarhan View Post
    wouldn't they go by size/weight regardless of how they look?
    Yes but I would find it interesting to see say a 40lb size DB to be 80lb. I could see the weight written but still it would be weird. Also if DBs are smaller then I think it's easier to control them relatively.
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    Originally Posted by Lachdanan View Post

    Anyone knows where can one get these color plates? What are they called?

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    Originally Posted by Lachdanan View Post
    Anyone knows where can one get these color plates? What are they called?

    Looked at the picture before reading the text. Didn't notice the plate(s) 'til I read your question...
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    Originally Posted by jormone View Post
    Thanks man, love these. Btw why are they called bumber plates? Is it because you can toss them to the ground and it wouldn't do damage?

    Also is Pendlay a good brand? Are they the only ones making it?

    Originally Posted by KBKB View Post
    Looked at the picture before reading the text. Didn't notice the plate(s) 'til I read your question...
    Yes that picture has a lot of stuff going on :O But I love how the picture has every bit of color available in the whole color palette.
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    Originally Posted by Lachdanan View Post
    Are they made of steel? Hex dumbbells feel different, but are olympic plates and plate attached dumbbells made from steel?

    I always wonder what it would be like if they were to be made from very heavy metals like say tungsten. It would be pretty cool to have dumbbells that are 2-3 times heavier than they look.
    Hex: some are made with cast-iron heads and steel handles (+ there's several ways to fasten the handle into the head -- some good and some not) and there are probably still those out there that use have a cast handle (not good) or (maybe) a cast-handle with a piece of rebar inside (not good either, but better that the former).

    A couple of posts in this thread I think were referring to "barbells" in the sense of "Olympic bars" rather than "plates." For bars -- I've seen some cast-iron sleeves. It's an inexpensive way to do it and not a good way to do it. Someone posted such a bar here where the sleeve snapped in two (the guy ended up sending to me as I was curious to look at it). When we think of plates we're usually thinking of cast-iron plates. There are a lot of variations of that material being used to make plates -- some good choices, some not.

    You can google cast-iron and ASTM if you're curious about grades of cast-iron. Different applications require (ideally) different grades.

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    Originally Posted by fishpat86 View Post
    I want to get some stainless steel plates made up for me but they would be more expensive that Ivankos
    We just made some prototype stainlesss plates -- sort of based somewhat on the proportions of our urethane plates -- they look pretty good to me I'm not sure what (if anything) will happen with that though.
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    Originally Posted by IvankoBarbellCo View Post
    Hex: some are made with cast-iron heads and steel handles (+ there's several ways to fasten the handle into the head -- some good and some not) and there are probably still those out there that use have a cast handle (not good) or (maybe) a cast-handle with a piece of rebar inside (not good either, but better that the former).

    A couple of posts in this thread I think were referring to "barbells" in the sense of "Olympic bars" rather than "plates." For bars -- I've seen some cast-iron sleeves. It's an inexpensive way to do it and not a good way to do it. Someone posted such a bar here where the sleeve snapped in two (the guy ended up sending to me as I was curious to look at it). When we think of plates we're usually thinking of cast-iron plates. There are a lot of variations of that material being used to make plates -- some good choices, some not.

    You can google cast-iron and ASTM if you're curious about grades of cast-iron. Different applications require (ideally) different grades.

    We did a brief write up on cast-iron Olympic plates and what to look for in an article entitled "The Making of the Perfect Olympic Plate" You can download it in PDF at www.ivankobarbell.com/press if interested.

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    Thanks man, this is very good info.

    What really surprises me more is the DB variations. I see most DBs get huge with heavy weights. But I see some DBs that are somehow considerably smaller. Hex and plate based (fixed) DBs are huge but I saw some rubberized DBs that are say 110 lbs but not a huge.

    They must be mixing some heavier metals then.

    Any ideas?

    Personally I would really like if the DBs as small as possible.




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    Are they made of steel? Hex dumbbells feel different, but are olympic plates and plate attached dumbbells made from steel?

    I always wonder what it would be like if they were to be made from very heavy metals like say tungsten. It would be pretty cool to have dumbbells that are 2-3 times heavier than they look.
    cheapest possible element. lol
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    Originally Posted by phil2good View Post
    cheapest possible element. lol
    You mean tungsten? I thought it was cheap but not cheaper than steel, no?
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    Your looking at stronger metals but their all lighter weight so youll never get a 40 size dumbell weighing 80lbs. Your best bet would be a cast iron or steel or something strong and light filled with lead on the inside.
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    Originally Posted by VBH72290 View Post
    Your looking at stronger metals but their all lighter weight so youll never get a 40 size dumbell weighing 80lbs. Your best bet would be a cast iron or steel or something strong and light filled with lead on the inside.
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    Old thread, but LOL @ tungsten plates.

    ~$50-$150/lb for plates that'll shatter when dropped.
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