Thing is, that are Ga alloys, which are liquid at room temperature. Just add tiny bit of Indium. And it can totally creep through the oxide layer. It might slow it down, but it will happen.
@@WondersUnlocked ha ha, nice comeback, I was seriously thinking the same thing and posting yeah assuming you don't fly though a giant sandblaster and a cloud of liquid gallium.
I've seen this demonstration done several times. Except that it doesn't work unless you do a lot of fiddling with the aluminum surface. I really don't think that gallium poses any threat to an aeroplane.
I love this question so much! By comprehensively out-geeking me, this question tells me that things are on the right track! ....and the answer to your question is no, I haven't. (Actually I had to Google it, which isn't great for a process engineer who designs lithium refineries!)
I mean yes it's bad but this took several minutes to eat away at a can that has extremely thin walls.. Not to mention you have bigger problems if you're exposed to the planes outer aluminum at all.
My takeaway from all this is that transporting gallium on a plane is fine, as long as nobody sands away the protective oxide layer.
I love this takeaway lol. You don't work for Boeing by any chance do you?
Thing is, that are Ga alloys, which are liquid at room temperature. Just add tiny bit of Indium. And it can totally creep through the oxide layer. It might slow it down, but it will happen.
@@WondersUnlocked ha ha, nice comeback, I was seriously thinking the same thing and posting yeah assuming you don't fly though a giant sandblaster and a cloud of liquid gallium.
I was gonna say... there tends to be protective coatings on the cans inside and out
Hmm I don't think so. Pretty sure I saw a can dunked in acid dissolve and leave the inner liner. Will look into it!
I've seen this demonstration done several times. Except that it doesn't work unless you do a lot of fiddling with the aluminum surface. I really don't think that gallium poses any threat to an aeroplane.
Ever tried to make a huthinson power cell using gallium and the kasimir effect?
I love this question so much! By comprehensively out-geeking me, this question tells me that things are on the right track!
....and the answer to your question is no, I haven't.
(Actually I had to Google it, which isn't great for a process engineer who designs lithium refineries!)
I bet that plane not only has a a thin oxide layer but also a thick layer of primer paint over all surfaces.
Yeah... Some might say that the whole airplane safety angle was an excuse to play with Midjourney for the thumbnail artwork....
I mean yes it's bad but this took several minutes to eat away at a can that has extremely thin walls.. Not to mention you have bigger problems if you're exposed to the planes outer aluminum at all.