pyrophoric in a sentence
Examples
- That being produced at the time was in the form of a powder, and was highly pyrophoric.
- DU rounds are also pyrophoric _ the fragments ignite in air, torching the interior of the target vehicle.
- Thus, many pyrophoric solids are sold as solutions, or dispersions in mineral oil or lighter hydrocarbon solvents.
- Both stages use a pyrophoric mixture of triethylaluminum-triethylborane ( TEA-TEB ) as an engine ignitor.
- This slow decomposition also takes place underwater, however there are reports of the material becoming pyrophoric if dried.
- They are very reactive, pyrophoric colourless gases or volatile liquids that spontaneously catch fire or explode in air.
- Most Ziegler Natta catalysts and all the alkylaluminium cocatalysts are unstable in air, and the alkylaluminium compounds are pyrophoric.
- Hot solutions of Fe 3 ( CO ) 12 decompose to an iron mirror, which can be pyrophoric in air.
- One of the simplest arsenic compound is the trihydride, the highly toxic, flammable, pyrophoric arsine ( AsH 3 ).
- Finely divided neptunium metal presents a fire hazard because neptunium is pyrophoric; small grains will ignite spontaneously in air at room temperature.