Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1913 — Metal Has New Properties. [ARTICLE]

Metal Has New Properties.

When 70 per cent of cerium is alloyed with 30 per cent of iron the metal thus produced possesses the remarkable property qf giving off a shower of sparks when struck lightly by a steel wheel. This substance has been employed for making auto igniters for gas burners, miners’ acetylene lamps and cigar lighters. Recently it has been proposed to utilize it for igniting motor headlights, and oven as a substitute for electric ignition in the cylinders.