JamesDiotte Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Will the flame produced by a Potassium chlorate/sugar reaction reach a high enough temperature to initiate a thermite reaction?
YT2095 Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 it depends what you`re using to make up your thermit and its Mesh size.
JamesDiotte Posted May 13, 2007 Author Posted May 13, 2007 Iron(II,III) oxide powder (not sure of mesh) and indian blackhead aluminum powder 2-4 micron.
YT2095 Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Hmmm... it Should get hot enough, BUT, there`s a lot of Solid product with chlorate sugar mix and also water (not ideal for initiating a thermit reaction). can`t you use a sparkler instead?
JamesDiotte Posted May 13, 2007 Author Posted May 13, 2007 Maybe, ill see if I can buy some. But I thought it would be cool to have one flaming reaction set off another one
dubois928 Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 Wish I could use a sparkler...they're illegal in Arizona...
chemkid Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Same here with the sparklers, doesn't mean you can't use them. (:
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