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why is it that paper it self catches fire easily but paper wrapped around a alum - vvpxuCausy - 01-16-2020 fire easilywhen the paper is on its own, it has no means to dissipate heat so it easily catches fire, but when it is in contact with a metal, there occurs heat exchange between the metal and the paper(the exchange of heat will be good with aluminium since it is a good conductor of heat)thus it would require a lot more heat for the paper to ignitehope my answer helpsOther related question aluminum sheet aluminum products aluminum plate alloys aluminum aluminium strips aluminum strips aluminum strip aluminum foil aluminum supplier