On Friday 20 November 2009 18:10:18 Leslie Newell wrote:
> Carbon dioxide is 66% oxygen (CO2). As aluminum is very active it will 
> strip oxygen out of the CO2. That is also the reason why you should 
> never use a CO2 fire extinguisher on magnesium fires.

Uhm, at work we machine about 80% magnesium and 20% Aluminum. All
machines are equipped with CO2 extinguishers. This works very well.

-- 
Greetings, Michael.

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