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yes aluminum can catch on fire. in fact it was one of the more worrisome reasons why they didn't use aluminum in wars as much as they do steel. the following link contains more information relating to this subject and will answer more.
p.s. don't try and light aluminum on fire at home! you can actually light it and when it lights it can get pretty bad! if i hadn't been using smaller amounts i might have burned my house down!
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoAluminum burns at over 4100 K (6920°F), therefore at normal temperatures that are present in households aluminum is fire resistant. However, aluminum will melt and transfers heat very well (like most metals), so it is not a protection against fire spreading - it may stop the flames but the heat will pass through the metal and cause spontaneous ignition of items on the other side of the metal.
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∙ 12y agodepends on what are you heating it with and what form it's in... f.e. a fine aluminum can catch fire even from a match head, anything else is more likely to melt and oxidize before it reaches the ignition point... btw - aluminum burns with a bright white "flame", pretty much like magnesium, just less smoke...
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∙ 15y agothe aluminum element is assigned by the National Fire Protection Association the flammability rating of 1. Dust or fine powder.
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∙ 11y agoyes aluminium is flammable
when finely divided it can be.
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