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pyrophoric material
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pyrophoric material [‚pī·rə‚fȯr·ik mə′tir·ē·əl]
(chemistry)
A material that spontaneously ignites in air below 113°C (45°C), such as fine metal powder, alkali metal, partially or fully alkylated metal or nonmetal hydride, and metal carbonyl.
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Negative aspects for potential uranium shot include pyrophoricity [proneness to spontaneously burst into flames] problems with pure depleted uranium, which can be altered by alloying, and the expense of separating depleted uranium from other nuclear waste products.
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Arc furnaces are generally not used to produce low-temperature alloys because of pyrophoricity and control problems.
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