Talk:Thermate

In regards to 911, would it not be possible for a thermite reaction to be started by molten aluminum from the plane wreckage coming in contact with rusty steel columns? Check out: http://www.911myths.com/WTCTHERM.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.32.122.135 (talk) 13:15, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

It's an interesting idea, but thermite as used for explosives and fun AP chemistry projects is usually powdered, and thus has an extremely high surface area. Molten aluminum reacting with columns that only had surface rust would probably not have a huge effect. 98.228.92.156 (talk) 09:17, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

There is no molten aluminium known in any plane crash. never heard about that. its not "pure" aluminium b.t.w., which planes are made of but an alloy. 89.246.28.252 (talk) 16:27, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

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No, molten aluminium dropping on a rusty steel column can not lead to such reaction. It is impossible because this reaction requires a much larger surface area in a confined space. There was molten aluminium at the site, though. The column cladding was made of it, and such things always melt in fires. Endimion17 (talk) 13:25, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Actually it is a known fact that over 50lb of molten Al can explode. It was shown in the 70s that if over 50lb of aluminum is poured into a mold contaning water or rust (a mould painted with red paint) the aluminum can explode violently causing lots of dammage (no need to be pure Al). Other oxides can do the same. Any crash where fires are over about 650C will have molten aluminum. My friends car caught fire and his Al rims melted. Its not hard to melt aluminum A wood or plastic fire will do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.51.205.194 (talk) 17:32, 6 November 2012 (UTC)