This car had a magnesium dash board and this is what hapens when you put water on burning magnesium
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Ever see burning Magnesium?
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whooo massive flames.. yes i heared that magnesium is flamable as hell. When it is not been produced at a good way. For now i only know that Merida is making Magnesium frames, because it's so difficult to make frames off.
I got to see the aftermath of a CNC machine that had a magnesium fire. The operator accidentally turned off the coolant which prevented the magnesium that was beeing cut from catching fire. Without the coolant it of course caught fire, the operator panicked and turned the coolant on which let to an explosion. The guy suffered some nasty 2nd degree burns and the $500,000 machine was a complete loss.
Whoo major bummer...Westy said:
So his boss must be very pissed off :mumble: i geuss. Did they get a machine from the insurance company orso. Did he got fired for this.
I wash thinking the same thing to.stosh said:
Mabey less weight. Extra pimpfactor orso..
That's hot!
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Don't know about the mag dash, but in several of many big ass fires down here, we have included old parts that have magnesium.
They did get insurance money for the loss of the machine. The guy did not get fired but did suffer some nasty burns. The company was lucky they did not get sued because machining magnesium is dangerous and they should have installed a fire supression system that could have handled a magnesium fire. The machine was cutting steering column mounts for corvettes.Lefty said:Whoo major bummer...
So his boss must be very pissed off :mumble: i geuss. Did they get a machine from the insurance company orso. Did he got fired for this.
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It all starts with a poot and a match.stosh said:
Old VW's engine blocks were made out of a magnesium alloy...unfortunately, it kept that nice flammable magnesium property...great to watch one of those engines burn....
We used to steal magnesium powder from the chem lab and burn it in a dark space...
talk about a great pastime...
talk about a great pastime...
Did that machine come from the St. Louis area? Cause that very thing happened at one of our suppliers shops!Westy said:
This place was in a crappy 'hood in Detroit.mrbigisbudgood said:
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ThanksFathead said:
we used to have some strip of magnesieum (like aluminium foil) at school in the chemestry lab...i was steelling those strip to play trick on my teacher!...have you ever seen a teacher jump beacause a magnesium strip is burning under his chair?... priceless
My dad was racing crotch rockets at road Atlanta a couple of years ago and as he was ripping up the 1st turn hill the engine locked and homey aired it out in to the in field. His bike had Magnesium wheels and as the bike slid over the tarmac the wheels ignited and melted the whole bike into a Honda blob. Pops only sustained minor bruises and whatnot but it was something to see at the 1st race I ever got to watch.
Yeah magnisium burns very bright. I accidentially dropped a block of into a fire when camping once, and people apparently could see it from pretty far away because we got a visit from a park ranger to make sure everything was ok and it wasnt some kind of flare.
At the machine shop I did some work at we took some magnesium chips and dried them out, pured gasoline on them, lit it, then threw a bucket of water at the fire, oh the fun 
those camp fire starters kits have a stick of magnesium that you shave little bits off and then light with the sparks from the flint. Those things were alot of fun as a kid... amazed i never burnt anything down........
Thats rad. BMW is going to be making its M-motors out of Mg. It uses aluminum bolts that can only be installed/removed once before being replaced.
I've heard that RS Mag-21 legs will burn, but that the newer legs (from all brands) have too much Al in them to burn. I've got a few Mag legs in my basement that I waiting to throw on a bonfire.
I've heard that RS Mag-21 legs will burn, but that the newer legs (from all brands) have too much Al in them to burn. I've got a few Mag legs in my basement that I waiting to throw on a bonfire.
Noleen lowers were marketed as mag, but as you say probably not pure mag. I always wondered about crashing against a rock, or curb and sparkign a fire,.,,,,,
You do realize that when you burn magnesium you produce a s#it load of poisonous gases right?Funky Monk said:
i heard that thats why they dont use mag wheels for race cars because the brakes would get so hot that it caught the wheels on fire and melted.
Ahhhhh, FIRE!loco said:
yup, and if you burn deralin you get mustard gas :evil:Dog Welder said:
Magnesium is used in the structure of the dash, underneath the cosmetic stuff you see in the interior. It can be die cast accurately, and for large, lightly-loaded structures it's a good solution.
Racecars do still use magnesium wheels (at least in F1 and CART).
I've never machined it, but I've heard you're OK as long as you cut good-sized chips. It all goes to hell when you make dust, apparently - that's what ignites.
Racecars do still use magnesium wheels (at least in F1 and CART).
I've never machined it, but I've heard you're OK as long as you cut good-sized chips. It all goes to hell when you make dust, apparently - that's what ignites.
hehe all kinds of flammables go in that fireloco said:
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Yup - that is when I became the respector of dog houses.McT said:
You burned your own dog house..? and stand in front of it as a Voodoochild.loco said:
Magnesium Oxide is poisonous? It's a solid anyway. What other gases would you get?Dog Welder said:
I'm so tempted to torch my Mag21... :evil:
WHAHAHAA... let the motherf****r burn.. :devil:rvlacich said:
sheet you still have one, those things are fricking old men.
