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Originally Posted by Huskymaniac
Just for fun, I wanted to start a thread about interesting and possibly little known facts which may be relevant to folks here. I will start with this tidbit I discovered today while doing actual work/research:
Did you know that Aluminum powder, especially when in the form of small/fine particles, will spontaneously combust when exposed to air? I thought I would be fine so long as I stayed away from Magnesium. I think this is usually not an issue as aluminum particles typically oxidize before we gather enough of them together for it to be an issue.
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Yes. It makes a great solid fuel for model rocketry.
-Mike O