Whats crazy is when a whole neighborhood burns down, there are a bunch of aluminum puddles all over from this. Its crazy to see once you start noticing it.
Source; am firefighter
welding_guy_from_LI on
Aluminum wheels are mostly made from 6061 alloy and melt around 1000 degrees Fahrenheit whereas depending on the alloy , steel melts around 2500 degrees
unhallowed1014 on
I had no idea a regular fire burned hot enough to melt aluminum until last week. I lit a bunch of cardboard on fire to get rid of it and dropped my zippo torch into the roaring fire. Figured I could get it after everything cooled down. The case took a beating but was intact however all I found of the insert was two blobs of aluminum. Sucks but still thought it was neat
External_Baby7864 on
I remember some older teens torched a car in the woods when I was a kid, and I was amazed how much aluminum melted out all around it.
sonicrespawn on
Yeah
These fires are hotter than your fireplace, it’s annoying if the car is on a hill burning and the ebrake melts, hope it’s in gear lol. Generally we block the car before then but I’ve seen it happen
thiosk on
CAR FUEL CAN MELT WHEEL RIMS
an_older_meme on
Happens pretty much every time.
DarthRiznat on
Terminator 2 flashbacks…
Figuurzager on
Its crazy to see indeed. Had a car behind mine burn to the ground. It sadly also burned out the rear of my car (thanks to Covid prices and some bad luck timing wise with migration that endeavour costed me €10k). Had an aluminium roofrack in the back. Only thing left where a few puddles/blobs like this on the bottom of the trunk. mixed with a mess of molten and partly burned plastic.
It still hurts, liked that car and tactically parked it somewhere minimising the risk of fireworks falling onto it…
cglogan on
Nice try fed. We all know gasoline doesn’t melt aluminum /s
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Whats crazy is when a whole neighborhood burns down, there are a bunch of aluminum puddles all over from this. Its crazy to see once you start noticing it.
Source; am firefighter
Aluminum wheels are mostly made from 6061 alloy and melt around 1000 degrees Fahrenheit whereas depending on the alloy , steel melts around 2500 degrees
I had no idea a regular fire burned hot enough to melt aluminum until last week. I lit a bunch of cardboard on fire to get rid of it and dropped my zippo torch into the roaring fire. Figured I could get it after everything cooled down. The case took a beating but was intact however all I found of the insert was two blobs of aluminum. Sucks but still thought it was neat
I remember some older teens torched a car in the woods when I was a kid, and I was amazed how much aluminum melted out all around it.
Yeah
These fires are hotter than your fireplace, it’s annoying if the car is on a hill burning and the ebrake melts, hope it’s in gear lol. Generally we block the car before then but I’ve seen it happen
CAR FUEL CAN MELT WHEEL RIMS
Happens pretty much every time.
Terminator 2 flashbacks…
Its crazy to see indeed. Had a car behind mine burn to the ground. It sadly also burned out the rear of my car (thanks to Covid prices and some bad luck timing wise with migration that endeavour costed me €10k). Had an aluminium roofrack in the back. Only thing left where a few puddles/blobs like this on the bottom of the trunk. mixed with a mess of molten and partly burned plastic.
It still hurts, liked that car and tactically parked it somewhere minimising the risk of fireworks falling onto it…
Nice try fed. We all know gasoline doesn’t melt aluminum /s