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Its pyrophoric nature and high susceptibility to corrosion to the point of self-igniting or disintegrating after exposure to air require alloying with other components. en.wikipedia.org

They can also be use for transportation of substances that react spontaneously with air (pyrophoric reagents). en.wikipedia.org

It also has such a strong tendency to oxidize that its powders are pyrophoric. en.wikipedia.org

The pure powdered material is pyrophoric, but not its large crystals. en.wikipedia.org

Such compounds are widely used in industrial chemistry, despite the fact that they are often highly pyrophoric. en.wikipedia.org

In a moist environment, plutonium forms hydrides on its surface, which are pyrophoric and may ignite in air at room temperature. en.wikipedia.org

Finely powdered strontium metal is pyrophoric meaning it will ignite spontaneously in air at room temperature. en.wikipedia.org

Thickened pyrophoric agent, a pyrophoric replacement of napalm, is a triethylaluminium thickened with polyisobutylene. en.wikipedia.org

This volatile, colorless liquid is highly pyrophoric, igniting immediately upon exposure to air. en.wikipedia.org

They are often corrosive, flammable, and sometimes pyrophoric (spontaneous ignition when exposed to oxygen or moisture). en.wikipedia.org

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