What are the end products? If Traditional Thermite gives you pure Iron and Aluminum Oxide from Iron Oxide and pure Aluminum; does Calcium Sulfate and pure Aluminum give you pure Calcium (!) and Aluminum Sulfate? If so, is it correct to assume that, at reaction temperature, the liberated Calcium immediately combines with atmospheric Oxygen to form CaO?
The aluminum reduces both the sulfur and the oxygen from the sulfate ions resulting in calcium oxide (quicklime), which reacts with humid air to form calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). Other products are sulfur dioxide, aluminum oxide and aluminum sulfide which quickly reacts with humidity to form hydrogen sulfide (smell of rotten eggs) and aluminum hydroxide. You can sensitize the mixture by adding sulfur to the slurry and increasing the amount of aluminum to compensate. This will create a lot of stinky sulfur dioxide while it burns and hydrogen sulfide gas when the slag reacts with water..
I found a formula somewhere else of 3 parts Iron Oxide, 2 parts aluminum, and 2 parts plaster paris. Tested and it works, you just have to get it molded quickly after adding some water.
Number one rule of baking thermite, SUN DRY IT your using an extremely stable thermite if that were fe2o3 al that may have ignited on the hotplate, yes I know 1000c min ignition temp but nonetheless say there was a little patch sitting on the bottom with 70% al 30% fe2o3, that would act as a trigger
I just had an idea for a James Bond movie where the villain gives somebody a plaster thermite statue, then they ignite it and it burns through their floor into their underground safe....
I don’t know, I would have to test that out, it burns relatively slowly and has low thermal mass material produced, so I’m going to say most likely no but I’ll test it.
Iron and ammonium are both cations with a positive charge, there's no reaction between them unless you electrochemically force it via electrolysis, but it just reduces the ammonium to ammonia gas
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Correction: At 0:15 I said Non-metal, a Nonmetal can be used, but I meant to say metal oxide.
Lol the stupid moth flying into the lava LOL
10:11 No brøther, you must resist the forbidden lämp!
have you ever added magnesium chips?
I have not.
What happens when you saturate your water with sodium nitrate or ammonium nitrate before adding to the mix?
8:54 jesus dude, that almost gave me a heart attack!
I'm surprised you didn't mix your powders in a bag. 😜
will you ever do thorium dioxide thermite?
What are the end products? If Traditional Thermite gives you pure Iron and Aluminum Oxide from Iron Oxide and pure Aluminum; does Calcium Sulfate and pure Aluminum give you pure Calcium (!) and Aluminum Sulfate? If so, is it correct to assume that, at reaction temperature, the liberated Calcium immediately combines with atmospheric Oxygen to form CaO?
That's exactly what happens since calcium metal burns at those temperatures.
The aluminum reduces both the sulfur and the oxygen from the sulfate ions resulting in calcium oxide (quicklime), which reacts with humid air to form calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). Other products are sulfur dioxide, aluminum oxide and aluminum sulfide which quickly reacts with humidity to form hydrogen sulfide (smell of rotten eggs) and aluminum hydroxide. You can sensitize the mixture by adding sulfur to the slurry and increasing the amount of aluminum to compensate. This will create a lot of stinky sulfur dioxide while it burns and hydrogen sulfide gas when the slag reacts with water..
Can I make thermite the regular way, that is; 1 to 3 mixture and then add plaster of Paris?
I found a formula somewhere else of 3 parts Iron Oxide, 2 parts aluminum, and 2 parts plaster paris. Tested and it works, you just have to get it molded quickly after adding some water.
You need some kmno4 and glycerol with a dash of aluminum powder or magnesium powder.. just for ease of ignition and no fire needed
Number one rule of baking thermite, SUN DRY IT your using an extremely stable thermite if that were fe2o3 al that may have ignited on the hotplate, yes I know 1000c min ignition temp but nonetheless say there was a little patch sitting on the bottom with 70% al 30% fe2o3, that would act as a trigger
I just had an idea for a James Bond movie where the villain gives somebody a plaster thermite statue, then they ignite it and it burns through their floor into their underground safe....
Have you fine tuned this recipe at all? seems to be quite a lot of splatter.
would this have the intensity to melt steel or destroy padlocks? be interesting to see a lock defeated by castable thermite.
I don’t know, I would have to test that out, it burns relatively slowly and has low thermal mass material produced, so I’m going to say most likely no but I’ll test it.
@@WheelerScientific be a fun follow on video, "Applications of castable Fermite"
Okay I have a block setting up with a lock in it, anything else you think I should do?
Why was you and I thinking the same thing.
@@WheelerScientific because we are both complete science nerds, and proud of it. isn't it surprising they actually let us play with chemistry lol
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I wonder is Iron + Ammonium which makes Iron (lll) Nitrate is explosive?
Iron and ammonium are both cations with a positive charge, there's no reaction between them unless you electrochemically force it via electrolysis, but it just reduces the ammonium to ammonia gas
Man, what's with the grey screens :(
What do you mean?
What
That’s what I said.
moths are stupid!