摘要 |
A flame arresting article (10, 18) comprising a body (10, 18) of expanded net formed by longitudinally stretching slitted sheets (10) of metal foil, said metal foil having a thickness in the range of 0.020 to 0.1 mm and having discontinuous slits (11) in parallel lines which are spaced apart 2 50 5 mm. The metal foil is an alloy of magnesium and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminium, copper, zirconium, zinc, strontium, Rn (electron), silicon, titanium, iron, manganese, and chromium, there being at least 0.05% magnesium by weight. The invention also relates to the associated method of arresting flames. |