Thermite Wikipedia
Red iron(III) oxide (Fe 2 O 3, commonly known as rust) is the most common iron oxide used in thermite. Magnetite also works. Other oxides are occasionally used, such as MnO 2 in manganese thermite, Cr 2 O 3 in chromium thermite, quartz in silicon thermite, or copper(II) oxide in copper thermite, but only for specialized purposes. All of these examples use aluminium as the reactive metal.