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It's listed as one of the more common[1] hypergolic propellants with LOX, pyrophoric is pretty much a superset of hypergolic(just that earth air brings the oxid
by vvanders 6y ago
It's listed as one of the more common[1] hypergolic propellants with LOX, pyrophoric is pretty much a superset of hypergolic(just that earth air brings the oxidizer "for free").
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic_propellant#Common https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic_propellant#Common
- foota 6y agoI believe you mean subset, yes? In that some subset of hypergolic materials have a component of air as their oxidizer and are therefore pyrophoric.