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[Potassium chlorate]

OK, I just lit the one made with the composition in #3. It burnt with a bright blue colour at the beginning, but turned over and the flame "split" into one blue and one yellow. This is a star composition though, so it's probably too fast and too bright for a Bengal. In the sky at a distance it probably works much better.

[Potassium chlorate]

I used Veline's formula for metallic fueled red:

Potassium perchlorate 55
Strontium carbonate 15
Magnalium<75µ 6
Red gum 9
Parlon 15

but changed it to:

Potassium perchlorate 55
Lithium carbonate 15
Magnesium<100µ 5
Red gum 10
Parlon 15

Sieved all chemicals but the Mg and then mixed in the Mg with a spoon.

Got a pretty nice somewhat light but acceptable red.

It's still to see if it works wet mixed as a star.

Edited by Pyroswede, 23 October 2009 - 02:04 PM.