The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> can go as high as
> 180-200°C before device packs in for good.

Yes, that's about the limit for it to destruct instantly. But anything
above, say, 100 Cel will make the device degrade much faster. Unwanted
diffusion is a slow process and temperature determines how slow.

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