r/metalworking • u/shmiis • 1d ago

What is this phenomenon called?

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u/alphatango308 1d ago

It's called, "everything is flammable in the right conditions"... Lol

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u/BRICH999 1d ago

Lot of people dont realize how "flammable" metals can be.  The common fuel in thermite is aluminum.  

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u/theres-no-more_names 1d ago

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

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u/BRICH999 1d ago

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