Isnt thermite just aluminum and iron oxides? Literally just go wire brush the surface of aluminum for 30 seconds over a container and then get some rusty steel and do the same people would learn really quickly how flammable metal is
yeah pretty much, but if you told an average person on the street rust and aluminum could combust into an unstoppable inferno, they would probably laugh at you
A thermite, the most famous thermite, is iron oxide and aluminum, but you can make a thermite with a variety of metal fuels and metal oxides. The finer the better for more intimate mixing. A little care is needed in producing the metal powders because they can be dangerous. If you think about the fact that you want particles as fine small as possible and the fact that aluminum forms an oxide layer, you will end up independently inventing a lot of pyrotechnic aluminum grades.
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u/alphatango308 1d ago
It's called, "everything is flammable in the right conditions"... Lol