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		Retric on June 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ancient Romans Used Molten Iron to Repair Streets ... Aluminum melts at 660C where Iron melts at 1,538°C. This makes molten Iron vastly more difficult and dangerous to transport.

pixl97 on June 22, 2019 [–]

Steam explosions like happened in the UK steel yard recently.

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