18 Apr
2005
18 Apr
'05
1:36 a.m.
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:27:02 +0200, Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> wrote:
Alex wrote:
Once a small part is ignited, it will burn quite well in solid chunks if
it gets enough oxygen.
A bit of iron oxide can make the situation very interesting.
Drilling or grinding magnesium without proper precautions is risky.
Welding is done with inert gas, so that is usually quite safe.
--
Bj?rn
No need to worry - trying to get a magnesium case
to burn is _hard_
Actually, it's very easy. You just grind it up into powder first.
Time-consuming, but not particularly difficult.