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Re:Project Habbakuk: Britain's Ice "Bergship" Aircraft Carri... by 0x457 on Monday April 29, 2024 @01:28PM (#40201334)
This is that how jet fuel melted steel beams?
Re:Project Habbakuk: Britain's Ice "Bergship" Aircraft Carri... by afterburner on Monday April 29, 2024 @02:05PM (#40201816)
Not melt, soften slightly
Re:Project Habbakuk: Britain's Ice "Bergship" Aircraft Carri... by rob74 on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @09:49AM (#40210937)
Soften "slightly", but enough to make the building which that steel is holding up collapse...
Re:Project Habbakuk: Britain's Ice "Bergship" Aircraft Carri... by pfdietz on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @12:39PM (#40225683)
https://www.steelconstruction.info/Fire_damage_assessment_of...

"Strength loss for steel is generally accepted to begin at about 300°C and increases rapidly after 400°C. By 550°C steel retains approximately 60% of its room temperature yield strength, and 45% of its stiffness. At high temperatures, steel is also subjected to significant thermal elongation, which may lead to adverse impacts, especially if it is restrained."

At 800 C ("dull cherry red"), the yield strength is down ~90%: https://www.steelconstruction.info/images/9/99/Steel_strengt...

This is talking about short term properties of steel, which would be important in building fires, but creep also increases with temperature.

Re:Project Habbakuk: Britain's Ice "Bergship" Aircraft Carri... by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday April 29, 2024 @02:08PM (#40201861)
Here's a blacksmith demonstrating this exactly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzF1KySHmUA
Re:Project Habbakuk: Britain's Ice "Bergship" Aircraft Carri... by dboreham on Monday April 29, 2024 @07:27PM (#40205416)
Well there goes that conspiracy theory..
Re:Project Habbakuk: Britain's Ice "Bergship" Aircraft Carri... by shsbdncudx on Monday April 29, 2024 @09:38PM (#40206371)
Conspiracy theories are like religions, they’re an act of faith not rationale