- Author
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Robertson, A. F.
- Title
- Survey of Some Magnesium Fire Problems.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of the Navy, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS 6340
March 16, 1959
7 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
- Keywords
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magnesium fires
- Abstract
- At normal pressures magnesium appears to burn in the vapor phase resulting from vaporization of the metal at temperatures below that observed during combustion. Although the heat of combustion is quite comparable to that of wood, the reaction temperature is much higher.