This is not true. The melting point of aluminium is around 660°C, while wildfires burn at an average intensity of around 800°C. A video on Facebook claims that there is “no fire” that could have ...

Aluminum and magnesium are among the “many” metals that melt at lower temperatures under extremely high pressure. The results came from a quantum computer simulation, but model real materials ...

The melting points and densities of the so-called Noble Metals, coupled with their resistance to chemical attack, sets them apart from most other materials. Unless you work with precious metal (PM) ...

The position of an element on the periodic table provides information about its properties. The majority of elements are metals and they are found on the left and in the middle of the periodic table.

Your article on the ongoing investigation into the Columbia space shuttle disaster raises the spectre of aluminium burning (29 March, p 9). This is a myth. As far as I am aware, it started with the ...