Aluminized cloth

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Aluminized cloth is a material designed to reflect thermal radiation. Applications include fire proximity suits,{{Cite journal | last1 = Wren | first1 = J. E. | last2 = Scott | first2 = W. D. | last3 = Bates | first3 = C. E. | doi = 10.1080/00028897708984404 | title = Thermal and mechanical properties of aluminized fabrics for use in ferrous metal handling operations | journal = American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal | volume = 38 | issue = 11 | pages = 603–612 | year = 1977 | pmid = 930809}} emergency space blankets,{{cite book |title=Ladies' Home Journal Family Medical Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/ladieshomejourna00nour |url-access=registration |author-link=Alan Edward Nourse |last=Nourse |first=Alan Edward |page=[https://archive.org/details/ladieshomejourna00nour/page/138 138] |year=1973 |publisher=Harper & Row |isbn=9780060132231 }} protection in molten metal handling,{{cite journal|last1=Wren|first1=James E.|last2=Scott |first2=William D. |last3=Bates |first3=Charles E. |title=Thermal and mechanical properties of aluminized fabrics for use in ferrous metal handling operations|journal=American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal|year=1977|volume=38|issue=11|pages=603–612|doi=10.1080/00028897708984404|pmid=930809}}{{cite journal|last=Barker|first=Roger L.|author2=Muzaffer Yener|title=Evaluating the Resistance of Some Protective Fabrics to Molten Iron|journal=Textile Research Journal |year=1981 |volume=51 |issue=8 |pages=533–541 |doi=10.1177/004051758105100807}} and insulation for building and containers.{{Cite journal | last1 = Stogryn | first1 = A. | last2 = Desargant | first2 = G. | doi = 10.1109/TAP.1985.1143610 | title = The dielectric properties of brine in sea ice at microwave frequencies | journal = IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation | volume = 33 | issue = 5 | pages = 523 | year = 1985 }}

Aluminium powder was added to aircraft dope which was then used to give a shiny finish to fabric-covered aircraft, so protecting them from sunlight. The Hindenburg airship was treated in this way and it has been suggested that the aluminium powder made the skin more combustible and so caused or contributed to the Hindenburg disaster. This theory is controversial and experiments have been conducted to test the hypothesis.{{citation |url=http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/myths |title=Myths about the Hindenburg Crash}}