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Old 10-04-2010, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Raavak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Though metal (medal) can burn, thats not what happened. It just got hot enough to lower its yield strength to a point it failed.
I was going to bring up thermite. Thermite is basically powdered aluminum and iron. It is detonated with a cap to burn at about 2500C.