Ferrocerium (also known in Europe as Auermetall) is a synthetic pyrophoric alloy of mischmetal (cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, other trace lanthanides...

these uses by different processes (the percussion cap), or materials (ferrocerium), "flint" has lent its name as generic term for a fire starter. The exact...

using wood generate their own fine tinder; today a pile of magnesium or ferrocerium shavings is common; and a moisture-resistant DIY tinder features cotton...

95% lanthanides and 5% iron. Its most common use is in the pyrophoric ferrocerium "flint" ignition device of many lighters and torches, although an alloy...

Fernico (nickel, cobalt) Ferroalloys (Category:Ferroalloys) Ferroboron Ferrocerium Ferrochrome Ferromagnesium Ferromanganese Ferromolybdenum Ferronickel...

sharp 90 degree edges, the user can strike the spine edges against a ferrocerium rod to create sparks for fire starting purposes. If the knife has a strong...

is an important part of catalytic converters. Cerium metal is used in ferrocerium lighters for its pyrophoric properties. Cerium-doped YAG phosphor is...

ignite and give off a great amount of heat and light. The development of ferrocerium (often misidentified as flint) by Carl Auer von Welsbach in 1903 has...

of arms of Serbia (uses fire striker symbols as charges) Fire piston Ferrocerium Order of the Golden Fleece (whose collar consists of firesteels linked...

include the sparking mechanisms in lighters and various toys, using ferrocerium; starting fires without matches, using a firesteel; the flintlock mechanism...

difficult to find. It is often used in conjunction with char cloth. ferrocerium A man-made metallic material that gives off a large number of hot sparks...

nearly unquenchable. Magnesium bars are sometimes sold with a length of ferrocerium cast into one edge. The gathering of tinder, and perhaps more importantly...

self-cleaning ovens, fluid catalytic cracking catalyst for oil refineries, ferrocerium flints for lighters, robust intrinsically hydrophobic coatings for turbine...

struck on to it, using either the traditional flint and steel or a modern ferrocerium striker. This is then blown onto until the curls catch fire: the whole...

firesteel, iron is mixed with cerium and other rare earths to form the alloy ferrocerium. This readily produces sparks when scraped and burns hotter than steel...

Welsbach, the inventor of the incandescent mantle and the lighter "flint" (ferrocerium) as Treibacher Chemische Werke. The company emploey approximately 900...

products. His work on rare-earth elements led to the development of the ferrocerium "flints" used in modern lighters, the gas mantle that brought light to...

boron, max. 3% of silicon, max. 2% aluminium, max. 1% of carbon FeCe – ferrocerium FeCr – ferrochromium FeMg – ferromagnesium FeMn – ferromanganese FeMo...

pre-industrial societies. Stones were later superseded by use of steel, ferrocerium and matches. For specialist purposes glass knives are still made and...

in 1946, based on the developed technology of cigarette lighters and ferrocerium flints. A spring-wound lamp with eight flints was suggested for emergency...

piston Fire plough Fire-saw Fire striker Flint Modern starters Blowtorch Ferrocerium Lighter Match Black Electric Other equipment Char cloth Chuckmuck Feather...

the noise of an electric vacuum is unwelcome. Primitive fire making Ferrocerium, Match, Lighter Practiced as backup survival skills if advanced methods...

if they were a lighter flint, because some neodymium magnets contain ferrocerium. Magnet fishing – Searching in outdoor waters for ferromagnetic objects...

loss of function, and indeed many applications such as mischmetal and ferrocerium alloys involve variable mixes of several lanthanides, including small...

photograph Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858–1929), Austria – Gas mantle, ferrocerium Jonas Wenström (1855–1893), Sweden – three-phase electrical power George...

sold mid-century models created a spark as modern lighters do using ferrocerium. Another key feature of these devices as toys is that acetylene explosions...

also called Flint disease Fast Library for Number Theory, software Ferrocerium, spark producing metal in cigarette lighters Search for "flint" on Wikipedia...

This Mora camping knife has a ferrocerium rod built into the handle, which can be scraped with the back of the knife blade to make sparks and ignite tinder...

piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by a suitable rock Ferrocerium, a modern alternative inaccurately called "flint" Magnesium alloy fire...

kit: Small fire sources such as butane lighters, matches, tinder and ferrocerium rod or "life boat matches" and striker board; Signal devices (LED micro...