To: PA Engineer
What bothered me was some of the rims looked they were burned. Aluminum burns at 6920°F. Perhaps they were Aluminum-Magnesium alloy?
89 posted on
08/16/2015 7:50:34 AM PDT by
null and void
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To: null and void
Perhaps they were Aluminum-Magnesium alloy?
Possibly. I hadn't thought of that.
93 posted on
08/16/2015 9:22:36 AM PDT by
PA Engineer
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To: null and void
Just did some more digging. Combustion of magnesium is 1,202F and they still seem to be making aluminum and magnesium rims with the knowledge of the combustion hazard. I assume the weight gain outweighs the risk.
I remember years ago our construction guys would burn magnesium anodes for campfires. I'm surprised they did not go blind.
98 posted on
08/16/2015 10:13:31 AM PDT by
PA Engineer
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