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Definition of Pyrophoric alloy
1. Noun. An alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints.
Definition of Pyrophoric alloy
1. Noun. an alloy, especially one of iron or cerium, that emits sparks when scratched or struck ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrophoric Alloy
Literary usage of Pyrophoric alloy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Patent Office Papers by United States Patent Office (1914)
"it was held that a pyrophoric alloy composed of cerium and magnesium and treated
with hydrogen infringed a claim reading "A pyrophoric alloy containing ..."
2. Modern Chemistry and Its Wonders: A Popular Account of Some of the More by Geoffrey Martin (1915)
"When the cogwheel is rotated by pressure of a finger, the rotating cogs strike
against the pyrophoric alloy just below and detach a shower of brilliant ..."
3. Patent Office Pamphlets: May 28, 1914 to May 6, 1915by Patent Office, United States Patent Office, United States by Patent Office, United States Patent Office, United States (1914)
"it was held that a pyrophoric alloy composed of cerium and magnesium and treated
with hydrogen infringed a claim reading "A pyrophoric alloy containing ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The common form of pyrophoric alloy used in automatic gas lighters contains 35
per cent of iron and 65 per cent of the cerium metals. ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The common form of pyrophoric alloy used in automatic gas lighters contains 35
per cent of iron and 65 per cent of the cerium metals. ..."
6. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1912)
"... usually insures a pyrophoric alloy. The alloy should be high in cerium, so
that ignition occurs at low temperature, and should contain ..."
7. Treatise on General and Industrial Inorganic Chemistry by Ettore Molinari (1912)
"... has cooled, it is thrown suddenly into the air, when it catches fire with
production of sparks and flame.1 1 A pyrophoric alloy is manufactured which ..."
8. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Mines (1915)
"CERIUM pyrophoric alloy. The pyrophoric metal used on cigar lighters and for
igniters in miner's lamps might be considered as an alloy steel, as it consists ..."
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