[TheForge] titanium

Andy Vida osan at netlabs.net
Fri Jul 23 22:32:56 EDT 2004



Jerry Smith wrote:
> 
>          Titanium has an ignition point of something like 6,000 degrees F.

	Titanium is very difficult to light, but once started, you do
	not want to be anywhere near it.  It is a reactive metal, meaning
	it has a great affinity for oxygen, among other things.  Once you
	go past a threshold, it is like a runaway train.


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