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(93 votes) Published: Nov 14, 2006 9:17 p.m. In 4 Favorites Lists Viewed 864 times
This powder is a simple mixture of two chemicals:
Ammonium Perchlorate (NH4ClO4)
Charcoal (Carbon)
The Ammonium Perchlorate can be acquired from www.unitednuclear.com. It’s the oxidizer that NASA uses for the booster rockets on the side of the space shuttle (however the fuel is Aluminum).
The powder is 89% Ammonium Perchlorate and 11% Charcoal/Carbon by weight.
The formula for the reaction is:
4 NH4ClO4 + 5 C ==> 2 N2 + 4 HCl + 6 H2O + 5CO2
Unlike traditional Black Powder this reaction turns completely into gas products, so no soot or residue is left over. 100 grams of Black Powder can produce about 33 liters of hot gas, while 100 grams of this powder can produce about 72 liters of gas. That makes this powder around 220% as effective as Black Powder.
As you may notice above, one danger in using this powder is that it produces 4 units of Hydrogen Chloride gas, which when dissolved in water makes Hydrochloric Acid. This includes the moisture in your lungs if you breathe in the fumes from the burned powder. SO DON’T BREATHE IN THE FUMES!
As always, be careful when using Perchlorates as oxidizers. Even though Perchlorates are substantially less sensitive to friction and shock than Chlorates, they are still somewhat sensitive.
Nov 15, 2006 3:06 am - It’s good but importing that stuff into certain countries for example Australia, is a nasty job as Customs don’t allow you to import chemicals....
Nov 15, 2006 8:57 am - Ok soo basically it is Flash Powder witch is used in firecrakers. But what your telling me is that NH4ClO4 produces Hydrogen Chloride Gas?? umm I dont think so.
You just must thing, since you have not a really good idea on chemistry & Explosives, that Becuz its perchlorate it produces more unstable gases? No Per is just a scientific name for added O atom. Well i like the flash Powder..soo 5**
Nov 15, 2006 4:06 pm - First of all, flash powder uses metallic based fuels, not carbon.
Actually thermal decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate DOES yield 4 moles of Hydrogen Chloride gas. Believe me, I’ve probably taken more chemistry than you have.
Also I chose Carbon as the fuel because it produces the most gas volume per gram used.
Nov 15, 2006 6:24 pm - Nice egg, although I doubt the majority of these people will ever see ammonium perchlorate in their life. I like how explosives expert tried to prove you wrong.
Nov 15, 2006 6:46 pm - This is mostly right(98%). I am not trying to be an asshole here, but am trying to set some things straight. This WILL produce HCL gas, like he said DO NOT BREATHE THIS IN! Ammonium salts usually produce more gasses that metal salts because ammonium isn’t a metal(pretty sure on that one), unlike potassium/barium/sodium/s rontium salts.
Oh, this may leave SOME residue behind if you don’t get the formula exactly right. Oh, since perchlorates are strong oxidizersm treat them with respect and do NOT let ammonium salts come into contact with chlorates as this can form unstable and extremly explosive Ammonium chlorate. So that’s all that I have to say.
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