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Molten iron is not commonly transported on a truck, but molten aluminum is trucked relatively often, with occasional spills. https://i.imgur.com/Qkai24I.jpg ht
by xyzzyz 7y ago
Molten iron is not commonly transported on a truck, but molten aluminum is trucked relatively often, with occasional spills.
https://i.imgur.com/Qkai24I.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Qkai24I.jpg
- Retric 7y agoAluminum melts at 660C where Iron melts at 1,538°C. This makes molten Iron vastly more difficult and dangerous to transport.
- pixl97 7y agoSteam explosions like happened in the UK steel yard recently.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoAnd for comparison, here is what happens when a train carrying molten iron spills - http://i.imgur.com/qnHuxET.jpg http://i.imgur.com/qnHuxET.jpg edit - I think the tree is doing suprisingly well, considering.