[T3] Tire failure?

[Dave Hall]

That does surprise me....
... Unless by 'burns equally well in pure O and pure N' means it doesn't
burn at all!


A recent TV programme on the Gugenheim Museum in Spain, explained how they
heated the titanium cladding to a certain temperature to get the right
colour of oxide on the surface - a sort of golden colour.  Since it
apparently keeps its colour, I presume it does not react further to
atmosphereic Oxygen or Nitrogen.  Obviously that just means the Titanium
oxide layer is non-reactive (as with Aluminium).

Dave. 

-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 20 January 2011 04:43
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Tire failure?

On 19 Jan 2011 at 13:52, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 19 Jan 2011 at 11:03, Adriel Rowley wrote:
> 
> > > From: jadney at vwtype3.org
> 
> > > BTW, for bonus points: What material burns equally well in pure O 
> > > and pure N?
> > >
> > Magnesium?
> 
> Nope, but it IS a metal.

What? No more takers?

The surprising answer Is Titanium.

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