Hi Curtis
Depends what you want to do, turn large bowls, I'd suggest you NOT use it, do smaller things like pepper mills, wine stoppers, etc, I think you could use it easily.
From what I understand, and if I'm wrong, I'm confident someone will correct me, one of the bigger problems with the metal working chucks is that they are often real knuckle busters, the jaws hang out a lot more than a woodworking chuck
If you own it and it fits your lathe, give it a whirl, just take precautions, make sure you keep your fingers and tools away from any sticking out bits.
Cheers!