- Author
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Moulder, J. L.
- Title
- Metal Fires--Science and Safety.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Dimensions (U. S. National Bureau of Standards),
Vol. 60,
No. 1,
10-11,
January 1976
- Keywords
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metal fires
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combustion
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oxygen
- Abstract
- A Fourth of July fireworks display. A meteor shower. A flashbulb. A rocket engine. What do these things have in common? They all involve the burning of metal--something we normally think of as indestructible by fire. Yet under certain conditions, metals will burn--all of them except gold and silver--and they usually burn with destructive force, generating large amounts of heat and light.