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#1 dave

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Posted 05 September 2010 - 11:15 AM

hi all,

for anyone interested in an alternative to the pot chlorate/ antimony trisulphide/nc mixture or pot chlorate/airfloat charcoal/nc formula,
you might be interested in the compounds listed for the martinez j-tek lead free ignitors in their msds.

bismuth trioxide
boron
potassium perchlorate
titanium

maybe bit like a dragons egg type mixture.

boron could be difficult to get but it adds to the database of current formula.

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 10:06 PM

here is another "green" composition (environmental point of view)

no chlorate, perchlorate , or lead compounds.

bismuth trioxide 3 volumes
boron 1 volume

i must work out the actual weight equivalents (it was prepared on a small scale)

ignites easily, producing a fiery hot fireball

based around martinez msds for their Green, Green Mini - EX2010121236 fuseheads.

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 12:12 PM

ok ,

so on a weight basis this equates to

Bismuth trioxide 91.3%
Boron 8.7%

rounding off to 90 :10 would probably be ok

(a bit like the red lead / silicon delay mixtures)

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