I don't know what to think in regards to the conspiracy theories. I'll listen to them but don't really know who to believe.
However - I do feel compelled to comment on the melting point of steel. I'm not sure what type of steel alloy we are discussing here. Steel is Iron composed with other metals in order to make frabrication easier or to reduce the speed of corrosion. The alloys make a big difference in the melting temperature. The melting temperature of Steel is usually at around 1370 degrees C (2500°F). I am aware that the steel structure of the WTC buildings was coated with fire retardants to prevent the meltdown that happened.
Primarily when metal is heated to a liquid so that it can be formed there are often other metals added. Often the process and other metals cause the final product to be tempered and more resistant to heat. Saying that it has to be easily melted or they would use it to make things because of it's low melting temperature does not hold a lot of water. When metals are combined they retain different melting points that the original separate metals.
When you say melts at a low temperature - how low were you thinking?
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Originally Posted by fastom
I should clarify my last post. So how about... The steel just melts at low temperature... riiiiight.
Jet fuel is not some high explosive, being that a plane crashed to cause it to spill it was not sprayed or under pressure for more than an instant. It may have burned quite a while as a puddle. Try an experiment, take a tin can (steel is OK, weird eh?) and put kerosene in it, light it on fire and lay a piece of angle iron or even a coat hanger across it... wait till it melts or you die of old age.
Not to say it's impossible, in a car gasoline fire the springs will collapse and drop the car on to the frame. It won't melt the frame though.
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