- Author
- Moulder, J. L.
- Title
- Metal Fires--Science and Safety.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Dimensions (U. S. National Bureau of Standards), Vol. 60, No. 1, 10-11, January 1976
- Keywords
- metal fires | combustion | 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.