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Title: Report: Los Alamos lab packed prohibited metal in sparking waste drum
Post by: Marlin on May 11, 2021, 12:07

Report: Los Alamos lab packed prohibited metal in sparking waste drum


https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/report-los-alamos-lab-packed-prohibited-metal-in-sparking-waste-drum/article_293da0dc-b1a5-11eb-9bb0-fba77ee68de6.html

Title: Re: Report: Los Alamos lab packed prohibited metal in sparking waste drum
Post by: Mounder on May 12, 2021, 11:58

I can't find any SDS or other factual source that says loose titanium welding shards can cause sparks.  Non-reactive/non-flammable

Title: Re: Report: Los Alamos lab packed prohibited metal in sparking waste drum
Post by: Marlin on May 12, 2021, 12:12

Quote from: Mounder on May 12, 2021, 11:58

I can't find any SDS or other factual source that says loose titanium welding shards can cause sparks.  Non-reactive/non-flammable

Titanium Golf Clubs Can Toss 3,000-Degree Sparks

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/titanium-golf-clubs-toss-3000-degree-sparks/story?id=22973386

Title: Re: Report: Los Alamos lab packed prohibited metal in sparking waste drum
Post by: Mounder on May 12, 2021, 02:50

Cool, I like that.  100mph+ downswings striking dirt and sending sparks.  That adds the catalyst!