Thermite
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...welding large parts, e.g., castings, shafts, pipes, and steel rails. In the process the thermite, contained in a crucible, is ignited, e.g., by a strip of burning magnesium ribbon. The aluminum reduces the iron oxide to molten iron and forms...