What Is Thermite?

An aluminizing agent is a mixture of aluminum powder and refractory metal oxide. The common aluminizing agent is a pink mixture of aluminum powder and ferric oxide powder (ratio about 1: 2.95). When ignited with an ignition agent, the reaction proceeds violently, alumina and elemental iron are obtained and released. A large amount of heat, the temperature can reach 2500 ° C, and emits a dazzling light, which can melt the generated iron. The aluminothermic agent is an important component of the aluminothermic reaction, which plays an important role in high-temperature outdoor operations such as rail welding. Can be used to initiate some reactions that require high temperatures.

Aluminizing agent is put

German chemist Hans Goldschmidt invented the aluminotherm in 1893 and applied for it two years later

The aluminothermic reaction needs high temperature to initiate, you can insert a magnesium bar on the mixture powder to do

Iron oxide / aluminum most commonly used in aluminizing agents, ^[3-5]

The heat released during the aluminothermic reaction can cause high-melting metals to melt and flow out, so the aluminothermic method is widely used in welding rescue projects,

1.Metal replacement

2.Welding metal

3.Military weapons such as aluminous bombs can be made.

4.Fuel