buddyIam wrote:
Ok,
Aluminum beer cans burn at temperatures that can be reached in a camp fire. At least the hard wood fires I build.
First thing I noticed in the list of materials listed in the aircraft grade Aluminum, was manganese and magnesium.
At what percentages does the addition of Manganese and magnesium to aluminum affect the ability to extinguish a vehicle/aircraft fire.
This post is not intended to be a dig at Ford. If aluminum works all manufacturers are certainly going to switch to it.
It is a honest question seeking a answer.
While watching news reports, firemen use foam to extinguish aircraft fires. Is this only because of the fuel on board?
It seems that a great percentage of the aircraft skin is burnt/destroyed in a aircraft fire. Is this because the skin is very thin and therefore melts easily in a fuel fire. Or does the Maganese/magnesium play a part.
Why is putting out a vehicle fire important? It's not like I'd want the vehicle rebuilt, steel or aluminum body, nor expect to recover any contents.
All-aluminum bodied vehicles have been around a while. The limitation in the past was cost effectiveness, not the ability to extinguish the inevitable vehicle fire.
