Aluminum is a great material for bodywork in some respects, but it burns almost as well as magnesium. Yes, many scientists claim that aluminum does not burn, but tell that to the crew of HMS Sheffield, a Royal Navy warship built from aluminum which caught fire in 1982 when hit by an Argentine missile and burned to the waterline.
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Date: 2009-08-13 12:15 pm (UTC)Aluminum is a great material for bodywork in some respects, but it burns almost as well as magnesium. Yes, many scientists claim that aluminum does not burn, but tell that to the crew of HMS Sheffield, a Royal Navy warship built from aluminum which caught fire in 1982 when hit by an Argentine missile and burned to the waterline.