Buy including potassium nitrate, aluminum powder, potassium perchlorate, magnalium, Charcoal and sulfur

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GIFT

A Gift Certificate

In the form of Skylighter Funny Money

Gift Certificates are actually Skylighter Funny Money. You can order any whole dollar amount. Just order as many dollars worth as you want. We can send your gift certificate Funny Money to you or to whoever you want.

ea.

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

CH8230

Accroides Gum, air milled

(Acaroides, accroides resin, red gum, or yacca resin) [85% para-coumaric ester of xanthoresinotannol] Reddish brown, extremely fine powder

Used as a fuel and binder. Natural vegetable gum whose solvent is alcohol.

lb.

$16.89

$15.54

$14.53

CH0100

Aluminum, atomized, spherical

-400 mesh, 5 micron, uncoated

Used in glitter and high-powered rocket fuels. Limit of 1 pound per order, 2 pounds per year.

lb.

$38.45

$38.45

$38.45

CH0110

Aluminum, spheroidal, -20+100 mesh

lb.

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

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CH0105

Aluminum, atomized, spheroidal

325 mesh, 12 micron, uncoated

Commonly used in glitter and go-getter formulations.

lb.

$18.95

$18.95

$18.95

CH0174

Aluminum, flake, bright

-325 mesh, coated, Eckart 1400ND, silver-gray flake powder.

Used in flitter, and white and silver color compositions. Sometimes used as a substitute for American Dark aluminum; can be used in "slow flash" burst charges.

Particle size breakdown:
-325 mesh -- 100%; Particle size range 5-28 micron

Coated with stearin.

lb.

$20.68

$20.68

$20.68

CH0152

Aluminum, flake, dark, German Blackhead

3 micron, coated (stearin). Eckart #5413-H Super

The undisputed king of the flash aluminums. Limit of one pound of dark aluminum per order, two pounds per year unless you send us a copy of your current BATF High Explosives Manufacturing license (type 20).

lb.

$39.95

$39.95

$39.95

CH0144

Aluminum, flake, dark, Indian Blackhead

8 micron, coated

A much darker aluminum than German Blackhead. Reputedly made with the same process and equipment used to make Blackhead in Germany in the 1950's. Performance compares very favorably. Limit of one pound of dark aluminum per order, two pounds per year unless you send us a copy of your current BATF High Explosives Manufacturing license (type 20).

lb.

$38.45

$38.45

$38.45

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CH0150

Aluminum, flake, firefly

10-12 mesh, coated. Transmet K-102

Produces long hang-time "firefly" effect when used in the formulation supplied with the product.

lb.

$21.85

$20.10

$18.79

CH0155

Aluminum, flake, firefly, mixed

+40-325 mesh rectangular flat needles. Transmet.

"Mixed Firefly" can be used to produce a long hang-time "firefly" or transformation effect when used in the formulation supplied with the product. The wide range of particle sizes should produce a richer effect than standard Firefly Aluminum.

lb.

$11.47

$10.55

$9.86

CH0148

Aluminum, flake, flitters, coarse

-20 mesh, dark flake, coated. Eckart (German) #41813/G

Used in glitter compositions.

lb.

$23.61

$23.61

$23.61

CH8008

Ammonium Chloride

[NH₄•HCl] White granular crystals

Used in making white smokes.

lb.

$4.95

$4.55

$4.26

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Description

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CH5500

Ammonium Dichromate

[(NH₄)₂Cr₂O₇] Orange granular

Oxidizer used in volcanoes, sometimes used as a burn rate catalyst in propellant formulas (such as those based on ammonium nitrate).

lb.

$24.78

$22.80

$21.31

CH5000

Ammonium Perchlorate

[NH₄ClO₄] 200 micron white powder

Oxidizer used in strobe compositions; produces rich colors in some star and fountain formulations, but slow burning; most commonly used composite rocket fuel oxidizer. Rotary rounded.

lb.

$13.38

$13.38

$13.38

CH5005

Ammonium Perchlorate

[NH₄ClO₄] 400 micron white powder

Oxidizer used in strobe compositions; produces rich colors in some star and fountain formulations, but slow burning; most commonly used composite rocket fuel oxidizer. Extremely limited supply.

lb.

$16.95

$16.95

$16.95

CH8010

Antimony Trisulfide, Chinese needle

(antimony sulfide) [Sb₂S₃] 200 mesh, dark gray, sparkly powder

Fuel used in glitter compositions and commonly in white comets and stars.

lb.

$24.77

$22.79

$21.30

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Description

5 - 9

10 +

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CH8010C

Antimony Trisulfide, Chinese needle 8 oz tub

(antimony sulfide) [Sb₂S₃] 200 mesh, dark gray, sparkly powder

Fuel used in glitter compositions and commonly in white comets and stars.

8 oz tub

$12.40

$12.40

$12.40

CH8011

Antimony Trisulfide, dark pyro

(antimony sulfide) [Sb₂S₃] 325 mesh, dark gray powder

Fuel used to increase sensitivity of flash powder.

lb.

$24.77

$22.79

$21.30

CH8011C

Antimony Trisulfide, dark pyro 8 oz tub

(antimony sulfide) [Sb₂S₃] 325 mesh, dark gray powder

Fuel used to increase sensitivity of flash powder.

8 oz tub

$12.40

$12.40

$12.40

CH8120

Asphaltum

(gilsonite) Dark brown powder

Source for carbon fuel.

lb.

$8.75

$8.05

$7.52

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Description

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CH8025

Barium Carbonate

[BaCO₃] White powder

Used as an acid neutralizer in compositions containing potassium chlorate or barium chlorate; as a green color agent; or a delay agent in glitter comps. 98.0% minimum purity.

lb.

$6.90

$6.35

$5.93

CH8025C

Barium Carbonate 8 oz. tub

[BaCO₃] White powder

Used as an acid neutralizer in compositions containing potassium chlorate or barium chlorate; as a green color agent; or a delay agent in glitter comps. 98% purity.

8 oz tub

$3.50

$3.50

$3.50

CH5505

Barium Chlorate

[Ba(ClO₃)₂•H₂O] White powder

Oxidizer. Produces the very finest, rich, green flame color.

lb.

$26.88

$24.73

$23.12

CH8027

Barium Chloride

(barium chloride dihydrate, barium dichloride dihydrate) [BaCl₂•2H₂O] White granular material

Used as a green coloring agent, also makes a relatively safe coloring agent for campfires, pine cones, and fireplace logs.

lb.

$10.77

$9.91

$9.26

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Description

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CH8027C

Barium Chloride 8 oz tub

(barium chloride dihydrate, barium dichloride dihydrate) [BaCl₂•2H₂O] White granular material

Used as a green coloring agent, also makes a relatively safe coloring agent for campfires, pine cones, and fireplace logs.

8 oz tub

$5.40

$5.40

$5.40

CH5506

Barium Chromate

[BaCrO₄] Yellow powder

Oxidizer used in delay compositions, primarily in rockets.

lb.

$13.75

$12.65

$11.82

CH5101

Barium Nitrate Crystals

[Ba(NO₃)₂] Sugary white crystals

Most commonly used oxidizer in producing green colors; as an oxidizer in flash powders. Should be milled to fine powder before most uses. 5 pound minimum order.

lb.

5 lb. min. order
(order in 5 lb. incr.)

$4.55

$4.26

CH8030

Barium Sulfate

[BaSO₄] Technical grade, very fine white powder

Used as a green color agent, a high temperature oxidizer in strobe mixtures, sometimes as a delay agent in glitter formulations.

lb.

$8.32

$7.65

$7.16

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Description

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10 +

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CH8078

Bentonite Clay

(bentonite, sodium aluminum silicate) Very fine greenish, gray, or tan powder

Used (dry) for plugs and nozzles in black powder rockets, fountains and other devices.

lb.

$3.78

$3.48

$3.25

CH8035

Benzoic Acid

[C₆H₅COOH] White powder or crystals

Used to make metallic benzoates.

lb.

$10.77

$10.77

$10.77

CH8040

Bismuth Trioxide

[Bi₂O₃] Light yellow powder

Used as a safe alternative to lead tetraoxide in crackling microstars (dragon eggs). 99.97% purity. 99.995% -325 mesh; 0005% +325 mesh.

lb.

$37.13

$34.16

$31.93

CH8042

Boric Acid

[H₃BO₃] White powder

Used to suppress the reaction of aluminum to water in compositions.

lb.

$8.75

$8.05

$7.52

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Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8046

Boron, amorphous

[B] Dark brown powder

-325 mesh powder primarily used as a high temperature ignition composition in electric matches, primes, first fires and delay elements, in place of thermite, in rockets, in green pyrotechnic flares. Shimizu reports a 75:25 mix of boron and potassium nitrate burns brilliant green with a very high temperature.

1 oz.

$39.79

$39.79

$39.79

CH8050

Cab-O-Sil ™

Fumed silica, colloidal silica. [SiO₂] Fluffy white powder, Cabot M-5

Used as an anti-caking agent to retard water absorbtion by hygroscopic chemicals and to make chemicals flow more freely. Sometimes used in flash powders. -325 mesh. Four ounces in weight, approximately one-half gallon volume. Shipping wt. 1 lb.

4 oz. tub

$14.32

$14.32

$14.32

CH8052

Calcium Carbonate

[CaCO₃] -325 mesh, white powder

Used as a color agent in reddish orange stars, sometimes as a filler in pyro-adhesive.

lb.

$5.29

$4.87

$4.55

CH8056

Calcium Sulfate

[CaSO₄] White powder

Used as a high temperature oxidizer and reddish-orange color agent in strobe compositions.

lb.

$7.95

$7.31

$6.84

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Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8091

Campfire Blue

(copper (II) chloride, anhydrous; cupric chloride; campfire blue) [CuCl₂] Brownish powder

Used in making fireplace flame color products. Produces beautiful shades of green, turquoise, and deep blue. Sprinkle directly on fires, or use in paraffin wax-coatings, or easily dissolve in water and soak wood pieces or pine cones in it.
See Copper Chloride in a fire.

lb.

$17.89

$16.46

$15.39

CH8062

Charcoal, 20 mesh

Makes dim gold sparks in various compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods. 5 pound minimum order.

lb.

5 lb. min. order
(order in 5 lb. incr.)

$5.24

$4.90

CH8064

Charcoal, 36 mesh

Makes dim gold sparks in various compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods. 5 pound minimum order.

lb.

$5.70

$5.70

$5.70

CH8066

Charcoal, 80 mesh

Makes dim gold sparks in various compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods. 5 pound minimum order.

lb.

$5.70

$5.70

$5.70

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Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8068

Charcoal, airfloat

Extremely lightweight, fine gray powder

Used in black powder and other compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods.

lb.

$5.70

$5.70

$5.70

CH8075

Chlorowax

(Chlorez 700, chlorinated paraffin resin) Cream colored powder

Used as a chlorine donor (70% chlorine). -50 mesh, 97%. Solvents are xylene, acetone and alcohol.

lb.

$11.47

$10.55

$9.86

CH8078

Clay

(bentonite, sodium aluminum silicate) Very fine tan powder

Used (usually dry) for plugs and nozzles in black powder rockets, fountains and other devices.

lb.

$3.78

$3.48

$3.25

CH8080

CMC

(sodium carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose gum) White powder

Used as a thickening agent and binder. Solvent is water. High viscosity, high purity sodium, carboxymethylcellose.

lb.

$20.56

$18.92

$17.68

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Description

5 - 9

10 +

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CH8087

Copper (II) Carbonate

(Cupric carbonate, basic) [CuCO•CU(OH)₂] Bluish-green powder

Used as a blue color agent.

lb.

$15.95

$14.67

$13.72

CH8091

Copper (II) Chloride

(copper (II) chloride, anhydrous; cupric chloride; campfire blue) [CuCl₂] Yellow to brownish crystals

98% purity. Used as a blue color agent; also used as a relatively safe coloring agent for campfires, pine cones, and fireplace logs. Soluble in water.
See Copper Chloride in a fire.

lb.

$17.89

$16.46

$15.39

CH8096

Copper (II) Oxide, black

(cupric oxide) [CuO] Dark brown to black powder

Used as a blue color agent.

lb.

$12.11

$11.14

$10.41

CH8098C

Copper (II) Oxychloride

[3CuO•CuCl₂•3.5H₂O] Bluish-green powder

Used as a blue color agent.

8 oz tub

$9.12

$9.12

$9.12

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8085

Copper Benzoate

(Benzoic acid copper(II) salt ) [C₁₄H₁₀CuO₄,xH₂O,•(C₆H₅CO₂)₂Cu,xH₂O] Turquoise colored powder

Blue coloring agent for colored stars and rockets.

lb.

$33.36

$30.69

$28.69

CH8103

Cryolite

(sodium fluoaluminate) [Na₃AlF₆] White powder

Used as a yellow color agent.

lb.

$10.85

$9.98

$9.33

CH8107

Dextrin

[C₆H₁₀O₅] Light yellow powder

Most commonly used binder; sometimes as a glue. Solvent is water.

lb.

$7.24

$6.66

$6.23

CH8110

FerroTitanium, 30-60 mesh

[Fe/Ti] 60:40 iron to titanium ratio. Granular, silvery metal alloy powder

Yellow-white sparks, best for fountains or comets.

lb.

$28.95

$26.63

$24.90

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

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CH8112

FerroTitanium, 40-325 mesh

[Fe/Ti] 60:40 iron to titanium ratio. Extremely fine, granular, silvery metal alloy powder

Rich, thick spray of fine yellow-white sparks, perfect for stars.

lb.

$28.95

$26.63

$24.90

CH8113

FerroTitanium, -60+100 mesh

[Fe/Ti] 40:60 iron to titanium ratio. Fine, granular, gray metal alloy powder

Onda Palm Tree Grade. Rich, thick spray of fine straw-yellow sparks, perfect for stars, comets, rockets, and fountains.

lb.

$28.95

$26.63

$24.90

CH8120

Gilsonite

(asphaltum) Dark brown powder

Source for carbon fuel.

lb.

$8.75

$8.05

$7.52

CH8125

Graphite

[C] Dark gray powder

Used to opacify rocket fuel grains. The opacifier accelerates the rate of surface burning and prevents infrared energy from penetrating the propellant grain and causing it to explode. -325 mesh, average particle size 5 microns.

lb.

$15.70

$14.44

$13.50

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8058

Grog

(Castable refractory, Wahlcast^TM) Fine tan powder mixed with pea-sized aggregate

Firebrick material used in making high temperature nozzles and plugs.

lb.

$5.38

$5.38

$5.38

CH5515

Guanidine Nitrate

[CH₅N₃•HNO₃] (guanidine mononitrate; minomethanamidine nitrate). White to off-white crystals

Oxidizer used in some blue formulas and high powered rocket fuels. Dissolved in methanol, it will burn with a blue flame.

lb.

$18.39

$16.92

$15.82

CH8128

Guar Gum

Pale yellow powder

Used as a water-soluble binder.

lb.

$10.59

$9.74

$9.11

CH8131

Gum Arabic

(acacia gum) tan colored powder

A natural vegetable gum used as a water-soluble binder.

lb.

$16.29

$14.99

$14.01

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8140

Hexachloroethane

(carbon hexachloride) [C₂Cl₆] White powder

Used as a chlorine donor, in smokes, possibly as an oxidizer.

lb.

$10.95

$10.07

$9.42

CH8142

Hexamine

(hexamethylenetetramine, methenamine) [C₆H₁₂N₄] White powder

Used as an accessory fuel often in blue star compositions.

lb.

$14.40

$13.25

$12.38

CH8166

Iron Oxide, black

(iron (II) oxide, ferrosoferric oxide, triiron tetraoxide) [FeO•Fe₂O₃ or Fe₃O₄] Black powder

Can act as a high temperature oxidizer in thermite compositions.

lb.

$8.82

$8.11

$7.59

CH8168

Iron Oxide, red

(iron (III) oxide, ferric oxide) [Fe₂O₃] Red powder

Used in some glitter formulations; as a catalyst in rocket compositions; sometimes in first fires and high temperature ignition compositions.

lb.

$7.16

$6.59

$6.16

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8165

Kyanite

(aluminum silicate, cyanite, disthene, rhoetizite) [3Al₂O₃•3SiO₂] Tan powder

Mixed with bentonite, used to strengthen rocket, fountain, and driver nozzles.

lb.

$3.29

$3.03

$2.83

CH8169

Lactose

[C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁•2H₂O] White powder

-200 mesh powder. Used in smoke formulations; as a low reactivity (accessory) fuel, often in blue star formulations.

lb.

$9.95

$9.15

$8.56

CH8170

Lampblack

[C] An extremely lightweight black powder

Used in fireworks to produce very long lasting, finely dispersed dim gold sparks; in rockets, used to opacify rocket fuel grains. The opacifier accelerates the rate of surface burning and prevents infrared energy from penetrating the propellant grain and causing motor pre-ignition.

lb.

$13.19

$12.13

$11.34

CH5517C

Lead Tetraoxide

[Pb₃O₄] (lead oxide, red lead, minium). Red-orange colored powder or crystals

Commonly used to make crackling stars (“Dragon Eggs”); occasionally in hot burning primes.

8 oz tub

$21.95

$21.95

$21.95

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH8178

Lithium Chloride

[LiCl] White, granular powder

Used as a red color agent; also used as a relatively safe coloring agent for campfires, pine cones, and fireplace logs; also as a liquid flame colorant when dissolved in methyl alcohol. Must be milled to fine powder or dissolved before use.

lb.

$24.49

$22.53

$21.06

CH8179

Lycopodium powder

(Dragon's Breath, club moss spores, lycopodium seeds, vegetable sulfur) Pale yellow, very lightweight fluffy powder

When propelled through an open flame, it will produce a jet of orange fire. Used in stage, magic, and theatrical effects.

120 cc (2-4 oz.)

$23.31

$23.31

$23.31

CH8180

Magnesium Carbonate

[MgCO₃] White powder

Used as a glitter delay agent; sometimes as a free-flow agent for some potassium chlorate and perchlorate mixes.

lb.

$11.42

$10.51

$9.82

CH8183

Magnesium Oxide

(calcinated magnesia; magnesia; calcined magnesite) [MgO] White powder

lb.

$11.42

$10.51

$9.82

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

ZCH8184

Magnesium Stearate

(stearic acid, magnesium salt; octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt ) [C₃₆H₇₀MgO₄] white colored, granular powder

Used in the manufacture of some military ammunition. Very limited supply.

lb.

$10.95

$10.07

$9.42

CH1060

Magnesium, granular

50-100 mesh

lb.

$21.51

$19.79

$18.50

CH1061

Magnesium, granular

50-100 mesh, mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$15.87

$15.87

$15.87

CH1058

Magnesium, granular

+50+80 mesh

lb.

$27.35

$25.16

$23.52

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH1059

Magnesium, granular

+50+80 mesh, mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$19.88

$19.88

$19.88

CH1066

Magnesium, granular

80-200 mesh

lb.

$20.67

$19.02

$17.78

CH1067

Magnesium, granular

80-200 mesh, mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$14.06

$14.06

$14.06

CH1070

Magnesium, granular

200-325 mesh

Limited supply

lb.

$33.53

$30.85

$28.84

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH1071

Magnesium, granular

200-325 mesh, mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$21.85

$21.85

$21.85

CH1003

Magnesium, atomized, spherical

100-200 mesh

Limited supply.

lb.

$28.95

$26.63

$24.90

CH1006

Magnesium, atomized, spherical

100-200 mesh, mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$19.66

$19.66

$19.66

CH2060

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-30+60 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy

lb.

$31.95

$29.39

$27.48

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH2061

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-30+60 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium-aluminum powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium-aluminum turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$20.95

$20.95

$20.95

CH2063

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-60 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy

lb.

$28.95

$26.63

$24.90

CH2064

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-60 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium-aluminum powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium-aluminum turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$19.66

$19.66

$19.66

CH2066

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-80 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy

lb.

$28.86

$26.55

$24.82

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH2067

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-80 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium-aluminum powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium-aluminum turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$19.56

$19.56

$19.56

CH2080

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

180-325 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) Alloy unknown

Particle size range: +180 mesh = 26%; 180-200 mesh = 31%; 200-325 mesh = 21%; -325 mesh = 22%.

lb.

$27.39

$25.20

$23.56

CH2081

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

180-325 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) Alloy unknown, mixed with magnesium turnings

Particle size range: +180 mesh = 26%; 180-200 mesh = 31%; 200-325 mesh = 21%; -325 mesh = 22%.

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium-aluminum powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium-aluminum turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$18.82

$18.82

$18.82

CH2072

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-200 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy

lb.

$32.81

$30.19

$28.22

Item No.

Description

5 - 9

10 +

 Qty.

CH2073

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-200 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy, mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium-aluminum powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium-aluminum turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$21.90

$21.90

$21.90

CH2078

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-325 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy

lb.

$28.95

$26.63

$24.90

CH2079

Magnesium-Aluminum, granular

-325 mesh [Mg/Al] (magnalium) 50:50 alloy mixed with magnesium turnings

NOTE: Each container consists of .49 lb. of magnesium-aluminum powder containing .51 lb. of magnesium-aluminum turnings. You can remove the turnings with any 20 mesh or finer screen, even a window screen.

lb.

$19.70

$19.70

$19.70

CH8193

Methylene Chloride

(dichloromethane) [CH₂Cl₂] Clear liquid

Solvent for PVC; used in solvent bonding plastic shell halves together. Comes in a 1/2 pint, screw-top metal can.

1/2 pint Can

$9.69

$9.69

$9.69

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CH8198P

Nitrocellulose lacquer, 25% solution - Pint

[C₆H₇N₃O₁₁] Clear to light yellow liquid

A fast-drying, flammable binder and waterproof coating. This is a concentrated 25% solution of nitrocellulose dissolved in 65% acetone and 10% 2-propanol. Use as-is, or for most uses, thin to 5-10% with acetone. 1 pint, screw-top metal can. Shipping weight 1.5 lbs.

1 pt. Can

$24.57

$24.57

$24.57

CH8198

Nitrocellulose lacquer, 25% solution - Quart

[C₆H₇N₃O₁₁] Clear to light yellow liquid

A fast-drying, flammable binder and waterproof coating. This is a concentrated 25% solution of nitrocellulose dissolved in 65% acetone and 10% 2-propanol. Use as-is, or for most uses, thin to 5-10% with acetone. 1 quart, screw-top metal can. Shipping weight 3 lbs.

1 qt. Can

$43.33

$43.33

$43.33

CH8205

Oxalic Acid

[C₂H₂O₄] White, granular powder

Used in making metal oxalates. Also great as a rust remover, concrete cleaner, and rust stain remover.

lb.

$9.25

$8.51

$7.96

CH8210

Parlon™

(chlorinated rubber, Chlor-Rub™, Superchlon™, chlorinated isoprene) White powder

Used as a chlorine (68%) donor (and fuel to enhance colored flames and as a binder (in go-getters, for instance). Solvents are acetone and xylene.

lb.

$23.44

$21.56

$20.16

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CH8213

Polyethylene

(low density polyethylene, LDPE) [[C₂H₄]_n] White powder

Possible fuel or binder.

lb.

$7.81

$7.19

$6.72

CH8216

Polyvinyl Chloride

(PVC) [(C₂H₃Cl)_n] White powder

Used as a chlorine (57%) donor (colored flame enhancer) and fuel and as a binder in some rocket propellants. Solvent is methylene chloride.

lb.

$10.60

$9.75

$9.12

CH8219

Potassium Benzoate, air milled

[C₆H₅COOK•(C₆H₅KO₂)] Very lightweight, white powder

Used in whistle mixes in rockets and burst compositions. 99.0% purity.

lb.

$20.95

$19.27

$18.02

CH5200

Potassium Chlorate

[KClO₃] White powder

Used as an oxidizer in colored flame compositions and flash powders, and most commonly as the oxidizer in colored smokes. Contains 0.2% PCP anti-cake.

lb.

$9.95

$9.95

$9.95

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CH5525

Potassium Dichromate, orange crystals

(potassium bichromate) [K₂Cr₂O₇] Orange granular powder

Used as a surface treatment to suppress the corrosion and reactivity of magnesium; infrequently as an oxidizer; and as a catalyst to aid in the decomposition of potassium perchlorate, often in primes. It does this by lowering the activation energy of the chemical reaction that takes place when the composition burns. That makes the star, comet, etc. ignite at a lower temperature. Potassium dichromate enables the oxidizer to part with its oxygen with a lower input of energy than would otherwise be needed. In other words, it allows the oxidizer to decompose at a lower temperature.

lb.

$16.95

$15.59

$14.58

CH5302

Potassium Nitrate, technical grade, crystals

(saltpeter) [KNO₃] White crystals

Oxidizer used in black powder, rocket fuel, primes, and glitter and spark-producing formulations. Excellent for anything using potassium nitrate. The consistency is like granulated sugar. Use as is if you are ball milling it to make black powder, or it can be easily milled with a cheap coffee and spice grinder or a ball mill.

lb.

$6.55

$6.55

$6.55

CH5400

Potassium Perchlorate

[KClO₄] Fine, white powder

Particle size is 99% -100 mesh. 99% purity. Most commonly used oxidizer in colored flame compositions and flash powder in the US.

lb.

$9.85

$9.85

$9.85

CH8222

Potassium Sulfate

[K₂SO₄] White powder

Used as a high temperature oxidizer in some white strobe compositions.

lb.

$7.56

$6.96

$6.50

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5 - 9

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CH8230

Red Gum, air milled

(Acaroides, accroides gum, accroides resin, or yacca resin) [85% para-coumaric ester of xanthoresinotannol] Reddish brown, extremely fine powder

Used as a fuel and binder. Natural vegetable gum whose solvent is alcohol.

lb.

$16.89

$15.54

$14.53

CH8236

Rice Hulls

When coated with burst-powder, rice hulls are used to break shells. We pack them (the hulls, without the burst powder) in 4 pound bags (about 5 gallons volume).

4 lb. bag

$10.95

$10.95

$10.95

CH8238

Rice Starch, Soluble Glutinous

White powder (mizinko, SGRS)

Superior binder commonly used in Japan; sometimes as a glue. Frequently called for in formulas in Shimizu's book, Fireworks: The Art, Science, and Technique." Solvent is water.

lb.

$8.75

$8.05

$7.52

CH5302

Saltpeter, technical grade, crystals

(potassium nitrate) [KNO₃] White crystals

Oxidizer used in black powder, rocket fuel, primes, and glitter and spark-producing formulations. Excellent for anything using potassium nitrate. The consistency is like granulated sugar. Use as is if you are ball milling it to make black powder, or it can be easily milled with a cheap coffee and spice grinder or a ball mill.

lb.

$6.55

$6.55

$6.55

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5 - 9

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CH8248

Saran™ Resin

(polyvinylidine chloride) [(C₂H₂Cl₂)_n)] Off-white powder

Used as a chlorine (73%) donor (colored flame enhancer) and fuel. Dow Chemical grade 506. -200 mesh, average particle size 15-25 micron. Solvent is xylene or acetone.

lb.

$12.18

$11.21

$10.47

CH8255

Shellac

About 200 mesh, orange-yellow powder

Organic resin considered a superior fuel for use in colored flame compositions. Solvents are alcohol and acetone.

lb.

$23.31

$21.45

$20.05

CH8258

Silicon

(Si] 325 mesh, dark gray powder

Used to increase the effectiveness of ignition or priming compositions by raising the flame temperature and producing molten glass droplets.

lb.

$12.11

$11.14

$10.41

CH8267

Smoke Mix, Green

Green powder

Smoke "mix" contains all chemical components except potassium chlorate. Just add 27% potassium chlorate (potassium perchlorate will not work) and light. If you do not have potassium chlorate, it does NOT come with this product--you will have to order it separately. This mix contains green smoke dye (a mix of solvent yellow 33 and solvent green 3), lactose, magnesium carbonate, and sodium carbonate.

Click here to learn to make your own smoke bombs

lb.

$39.63

$36.46

$34.08

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5 - 9

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CH8272

Smoke Mix, Orange

Yellow orange powder

Smoke "mix" contains all chemical components necessary to make colored smoke except the oxidizer, potassium chlorate. Just add 27% potassium chlorate (potassium perchlorate will not work) and light. If you do not have potassium chlorate, it does NOT come with this product--you will have to order it separately. This mix contains solvent orange 7 smoke dye, lactose, magnesium carbonate, and sodium carbonate.

Click here to learn to make your own smoke bombs

lb.

$34.14

$31.41

$29.36

CH8273

Smoke Mix, Pink

Pink powder

Smoke "mix" contains all chemical components except potassium chlorate. Just add 27% potassium chlorate (potassium perchlorate will not work) and light. If you do not have potassium chlorate, it does NOT come with this product--you will have to order it separately. This mix contains pink smoke dye (red solvent 1), lactose, magnesium carbonate, and sodium carbonate.

Click here to learn to make your own smoke bombs

lb.

$35.70

$32.84

$30.70

CH8269

Smoke Mix, Purple

Violet powder

Smoke "mix" contains all chemical components necessary to make colored smoke except the oxidizer, potassium chlorate. Just add 27% potassium chlorate (potassium perchlorate will not work) and light. If you do not have potassium chlorate, it does NOT come with this product--you will have to order it separately. This mix contains ...

Click here to learn to make your own smoke bombs

lb.

$38.95

$35.83

$33.50

CH8266

Smoke Mix, Yellow

Dark yellow powder

Smoke "mix" contains all chemical components necessary to make colored smoke except the oxidizer, potassium chlorate. Just add 20-25% of potassium chlorate (potassium perchlorate will not work) and light. If you do not have potassium chlorate, it does NOT come with this product--you will have to order it separately.

Click here to learn to make your own smoke bombs

lb.

$35.31

$32.49

$30.37

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CH8270

Sodium Benzoate, air milled

[NaC₇H₅O₂] -325 mesh, white powder

Used as a fuel in making whistle composition in rockets and in shell burst charges.

lb.

$17.95

$16.51

$15.44

CH8271

Sodium Benzoate, flakes

[NaC₇H₅O₂] Pale tan flakes

Used as a fuel in making whistle composition in rockets and in shell burst charges. This is coarser material that needs to be either dissolved or ground before use.

lb.

$6.90

$6.35

$5.93

CH8275

Sodium Bicarbonate

(Sodium hydrogen carbonate, baking soda) [NaHCO₃] White powder

Used as a glitter effect enhancer (delay agent), sometimes as a yellow color agent.

lb.

$3.44

$3.16

$2.96

CH5531

Sodium Nitrate, crystals

(Nitratine; nitric acid, sodium salt; sodium saltpeter) [NaNO₃] White beads, granules, or flakes

Used as a yellow color agent and as an oxidizer. Must be screened or milled before use.

lb.

$5.95

$5.95

$5.95

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CH8280

Sodium Oxalate

(ethandioic acid disodium salt; disodium salt oxalic acid) [Na₂C₂O₄] White powder,

325 mesh, used as a yellow color agent and as an glitter effect enhancer (delay agent).

lb.

$19.58

$18.01

$16.84

CH8284

Sodium Salicylate, air-milled

[NaC₇H₅O₃] Ultra-fine, white powder

Used as a fuel in whistle composition. Air-milled, USP grade powder. 99.68% pure (.002% heavy metals; 0.5% water; 0.15ml sulfite or thiosulfate). 99.0% purity.

lb.

$23.31

$21.45

$20.05

CH8287

Sodium Silicate

(Waterglass) [Na₂O•₂SiO₂] Clear 40% solution

Used in pyro adhesives, particularly in rolling cup sets in sawdust and for making paper tubes fire resistant. Thin with water. Comes in 1 quart, screw-top metal can.

1 quart

$13.74

$13.74

$13.74

CH8290

Sodium Sulfate

[Na₂SO₄] White powder

Used as a high temperature oxidizer in some yellow strobe compositions.

lb.

$7.40

$6.81

$6.36

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5 - 9

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CH8238

Soluble Glutinous Rice Starch

White powder (mizinko, SGRS)

Superior binder commonly used in Japan; sometimes as a glue. Frequently called for in formulas in Shimizu's book, Fireworks: The Art, Science, and Technique." Solvent is water.

lb.

$8.75

$8.05

$7.52

CH8293

Sorbitol

[C₆H₁₄O₆] White powder

Used as a fuel in some rocket compositions.

lb.

$11.52

$10.60

$9.91

CH8297

Starpol

[C₆H₁₀O₅] Light yellow powder

A starch based, water soluble binder with more adhesiveness than dextrin--you can use less of it than dextrin. Less hygroscopic than dextrin, it reduces water absorption problems in some formulas, such as those containing strontium nitrate.

lb.

$12.25

$11.27

$10.54

CH8298

Stearic Acid

(N-octadecanoic acid) [C₁₈H₃₆O₂] White powder

Used as a phlegmatizing agent, a low reactivity (accessory) fuel, sometimes in blue star compositions.

lb.

$11.42

$10.51

$9.82

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5 - 9

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CH8305

Steel Powder, Very Fine

-200 mesh. [Fe + C] Blackish-gray powder

Good for stars, comets, rocket tails, and small fountains. The carbon combined with the iron makes slightly branching, orange sparks.

lb.

$6.56

$6.04

$5.64

CH8301

Steel Powder, Medium Coarse

50 mesh. [Fe + C] Blackish-gray powder

Good for sparklers, stars, comets, rocket tails, and small fountains. The carbon combined with the iron makes slightly branching, orange sparks.

lb.

$6.95

$6.39

$5.98

CH8300

Steel Powder, Sparkler Grade, Coated

-60-200mesh. [Fe + C] Silvery-gray powder

This steel powder is coated with wax, and is imported from China. It comes from the same factory which makes our gold sparklers. Perfect for sparklers, stars, comets, and small fountains. The carbon combined with the iron makes beautiful, branching, yellow-orange sparks. It's coated with wax, so you don't have to do the messy stir-fried linseed oil coating process yourself. The wax prevents the steel from corroding in pyrotechnic mixtures.

lb.

$8.66

$7.97

$7.45

CH8310

Strontium Carbonate

(Carbonic acid, strontium salt (1:1)) [SrCO₃] White or pale tan powder, 325 mesh

The most commonly used non-oxidizer red flame coloring agent.

lb.

$7.48

$6.88

$6.43

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5 - 9

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CH5543

Strontium Nitrate

[Sr(NO₃)₂] White powder

Used as a red coloring agent oxidizer often with metal fuels in stars, flares, and bengals. 5 lb. minimum order.

lb.

$8.84

$8.13

$7.60

CH8313

Strontium Sulfate

[SrSO₄] White powder

White powder used as a high temperature oxidizer in some red strobe compositions.

lb.

$12.60

$11.59

$10.84

CH8315

Sulfur

[S] Yellow powder

Flour (not the same as "flowers"). Used as a fuel, usually in compositions with nitrate oxidizers; as a component of black powder (serving as both a binder and fuel); in rocket propellants as the oxidizer for zinc. Ours is 99.9% pure and has a very low acid content. If you have questions about different types of Sulfur Click Here.

lb.

$5.75

$5.29

$4.94

CH8319

Terephthalic Acid

(P-Benzenedicarboxylic acid; 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid) [C₆H₄(COOH)₂] White to off-white powder

Used as a fuel in smoke compositions and to make terephthalate chemicals for whistle and color compositions.

lb.

$11.67

$10.74

$10.04

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5 - 9

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CH3001

Titanium, spherical

[Ti] +10+185 mesh, silver spheres

99% pure.

Particle Size Breakdown:
+10 mesh = <0.05%
-10+20 mesh = <0.05%
-20+30 mesh = 16%
-30+40 mesh = 15%
-40+50 mesh = 23%
-50+60 mesh = 18%
-60+80 mesh = 8%
-80+100 mesh = 10%
-100+145 mesh = 10%

This is an industrial byproduct. Contains some flakes & needles, and slight amount of foreign matter. But mostly all spherical material. Produces bright white sparks. Works well in fountains, gerbes, saxons, and comets.

lb.

$23.68

$21.79

$20.36

CH3010

Titanium, spherical

[Ti] +145-325 mesh, silver spheres

99% pure.

Particle Size Breakdown:
+145 mesh = 25%
-145+180 mesh = 20%
-180+325 mesh = 40%
-325 mesh = 15%

This is an industrial byproduct. Contains very small amount of flakes, needles, and slight amount of foreign matter. Produces, bright white sparks. Works well in fountains, gerbes, stars, and comets.

lb.

$24.88

$22.89