"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:27:14 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Aluminum does not burn

And just how would you describe rapid exothermic oxidation then ?




Magnesium does a rapid exothermic oxidation. Magnesium melts. One of the
reasons it is so hard to weld magnesium.