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| CH8005 Aluminum Oxide, hydrated [Al2O3] Used in old-time end plug glue formulations |
| CH0102 Aluminum, atomized, spherical 325 mesh, 32 micron, Alcan X-85, uncoated Commonly used in glitter and go-getter formulations. |
| CH0106 Aluminum, atomized, spherical 40-80 mesh, uncoated Used in glitter formulations. Contains some granular/flake-shaped material (less than 5%). Particle size breakdown: +30 mesh = 2%; 30-40 mesh = 6%; 40-50 mesh = 14%; 50-60 mesh = 14%; 60-80 mesh = 64%. |
| CH0103 Aluminum, atomized, spherical 325 mesh, 22 micron, uncoated Commonly used in glitter and go-getter formulations. |
| CH0100 Aluminum, atomized, spherical 4 micron, uncoated, Valimet H-3 Used in glitter, high-powered rocket fuels, and sometimes flash. |
| CH0122 Aluminum, atomized, spherical 120-325 mesh, 20 micron average, uncoated Used in glitter compositions |
| CH0124 Aluminum, atomized, spheroidal -325 mesh, 14-21 microns average, Ampal 631, uncoated Commonly used in glitter and in rocket fuels |
| CH0120 Aluminum, atomized, spheroidal 80-325 mesh, uncoated Commonly used in go-getter formulations and glitter compositions |
| CH0142 Aluminum, flake, bright -325 mesh, 36 micron, coated. Alcan/Toyo #3100 |
| CH0143 Aluminum, flake, bright -400 mesh, coated, German Eckhardt Chromal IV. |
| CH0152 Aluminum, flake, dark, German Blackhead 3 micron, coated. Eckhardt #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). |
| 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 ye... |
| 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. |
| CH0149 Aluminum, flake, firefly, fine 50-80 mesh Particle size breakdown: +50 mesh = 12%; 50-60 mesh = 24%, 60-l80 mesh = 64%. Bright, rectangular needles. |
| CH0148 Aluminum, flake, flitters, coarse -20 mesh, dark flake, coated. Eckhardt (German) #41813/G Used in glitter compositions. |
| CH0140 Aluminum, flake, flitters, fine 100-325 mesh, coated. US Aluminum #808 Particle size breakdown: +100 mesh = 1%; +325 mesh = 30%; -325 mesh = 69%. Used for years by many professionals for making silver flitter stars and comets. |
| CH0141 Aluminum, flake, flitters, medium 16-326 mesh, coated. US Aluminum #812 Larger particle size than #CH0140, gives larger spark/flashes. |
| CH0160 Aluminum, granular 50-150 mesh, uncoated Makes wonderful "dripping silver" comets, with very long hang time. |
| ZCH0170 Aluminum, grindings +80-325, uncoated Industrial byproduct, this material should be great in flitter stars or any recipe calling for aluminum sparks. Limited quantity. |
| CH8007 Amber powder (Konroku) 30-200 mesh, yellow powder Fossil resin used as a fuel. Mostly fine powder, but some coarse material included. Can easily be ground in a coffee mill. |
| CH8008 Ammonium Chloride [NH3•HCl] White granular crystals Used in making white smokes. |
| CH5500 Ammonium Dichromate [(NH4)2Cr2O4] Orange granular Oxidizer used in volcanoes, sometimes used as a burn rate catalyst in propellant formulas (such as those based on ammonium nitrate). |
| CH5001 Ammonium Perchlorate [NH4ClO4] 200 micron white powder, chunky Oxidizer used in strobe compositions; produces rich colors in some star and fountain formulations, but slow burning; most commonly used composite rocket fuel oxidizer. Must be screened or milled to be used. |
| 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. |
| ZCH8009 Anthracene [C14H10] -200 mesh white crystals Used as a fuel in smoke compositions. Limited supply. |
| CH8010 Antimony Trisulfide, Chinese needle [Sb2S3] 200 mesh, dark gray, sparkly powder Fuel used in glitter compositions and commonly in white comets and stars. |
| CH8011 Antimony Trisulfide, dark pyro [Sb2S3] 325 mesh, dark gray powder Fuel used to increase sensitivity of flash powder. |
| CH8120 Asphaltum (gilsonite) Dark brown powder Source for carbon fuel. |
| 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. |
| CH5505 Barium Chlorate [Ba(ClO3)2•H2O] White powder Oxidizer. Produces the very finest, rich, green flame color. |
| 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. |
| CH5506 Barium Chromate [BaCrO4] Yellow powder Oxidizer used in delay compositions, primarily in rockets. |
| CH5102 Barium Nitrate [Ba(NO3)2] White powder Most commonly used oxidizer in producing green colors; as an oxidizer in flash powders. 5 pound minimum order. |
| CH5101 Barium Nitrate [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. |
| CH8030 Barium Sulfate [BaSO4] Pharmaceutical 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. |
| CH8035 Benzoic Acid [C6H5COOH] White powder or crystals Used to make metallic benzoates. |
| CH8039 Bismuth Subcarbonate Bismuth carbonate, basic; bismuth oxycarbonate [(BiO)2CO3] Fine white powder Used as a safe alternative to lead tetraoxide in crackling microstars (dragon eggs). |
| CH8040 Bismuth Trioxide [Bi2O3] Light yellow powder Used as a safe alternative to lead tetraoxide in crackling microstars (dragon eggs). |
| CH8042 Boric Acid [H3BO3] White powder Used to suppress the reaction of aluminum to water in compositions. |
| 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. Four ounces in weight, approximately one-half gallon volume. Shipping wt. 1 lb. |
| CH8052 Calcium Carbonate [CaCO3] -325 mesh, white powder Used as a color agent in reddish orange stars, sometimes as a filler in pyro-adhesive. |
| CH8056 Calcium Sulfate [CaSO4] White powder Used as a high temperature oxidizer and reddish-orange color agent in strobe compositions. |
| CH8053 Calcium, flakes [Ca] Grayish, 4 mesh and larger turnings of calcium metal. Limited supply. |
| 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 dissolve in water and soak wood pieces or pine cones in it. |
| CH8062 Charcoal, 20 mesh Makes dim gold sparks in various compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods. 5 pound minimum order. |
| CH8064 Charcoal, 36 mesh Makes dim gold sparks in various compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods. 5 pound minimum order. |
| CH8066 Charcoal, 80 mesh Makes dim gold sparks in various compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods. 5 pound minimum order. |
| CH8068 Charcoal, air float Extremely lightweight, fine gray powder Used in black powder and other compositions. Made from mixed hardwoods. 5 pound minimum order. |
| CH8075 Chlorowax (Chlorez 700, chlorinated paraffin resin) Cream colored powder Used as a chlorine donor (71.% chlorine). Solvents are xylene, acetone and alcohol. |
| 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. |
| CH8080 CMC (sodium carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose gum) White powder Used as a thickening agent and binder. Solvent is water. |
| CH8082 Copper (II) Acetate (cupric acetate) [Cu(C2H3O2)2•H2O] Dark green crystalline powder Can be dissolved in alcohol and used to produce blue flame in colored lampares (aerial fireburst shells), or in liquid fire mines. |
| CH8087 Copper (II) Carbonate (Cupric carbonate, basic) [CuCO•CU(OH)2] Bluish-green powder Used as a blue color agent. |
| CH8091 Copper (II) Chloride (copper (II) chloride, anhydrous; cupric chloride; campfire blue) [CuCl2] Brownish powder Used as a blue color agent; also used as a relatively safe coloring agent for campfires, pine cones, and fireplace logs. |
| CH8093 Copper (II) Fluoride (cupric fluoride) [CuF2] Bluish powder Used as a blue color agent and halogen donor (flame color enhancer). |
| CH8096 Copper (II) Oxide, black (cupric oxide) [CuO] Dark brown to black powder Used as a blue color agent. |
| CH8098 Copper (II) Oxychloride [3CuO•CuCl2•3.5H2O] Bluish-green powder Used as a blue color agent. |
| CH8100 Copper (II) Sulfate (copper (II) sulfate, pentahydrate; cupric sulfate) [CuSO4•5H2O] Blue crystals Used as a blue color agent. Will need to be ground or milled. |
| ZCH8085 Copper Benzoate (benzoic acid copper (II) salt) [Cu(C6H5COO)2] Blue powder Used as a fuel and blue color agent. |
| CH8103 Cryolite (sodium fluoaluminate) [Na3AlF6] White powder Used as a yellow color agent. |
| CH8105 Dechlorane [C10Cl12] White powder Used as a chlorine donor (color enhancer). |
| CH8106 Desiccant 1/2 pound bag Reusable desiccant used to keep your powder, stars, and fireworks dry. Sealed in a tough Tyvek bag. Just reheat in an oven per directions on each bag. |
| CH8107 Dextrin [C6H10O5] Light yellow powder Most commonly used binder; sometimes as a glue. Solvent is water. |
| ZCH8109 Diphenylamine (n-phenylamiline, anilinobenzene, n-phenylbenzeneamine, DPA) [C12H11N] White to yellow crystals Used as a stabilizing ingredient in the manufacture of some explosives. Limited supply. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CH8120 Gilsonite (asphaltum) Dark brown powder Source for carbon fuel. |
| 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. |
| CH8058 Grog (Castable refractory, WahlcastTM) Fine tan powder mixed with pea-sized aggregate Firebrick material used in making high temperature nozzles and plugs. |
| CH8128 Guar Gum Pale yellow powder Used as a water-soluble binder. |
| CH8131 Gum Arabic (acacia gum) tan colored powder A natural vegetable gum used as a water-soluble binder. |
| CH8134 Gum Copal (K.D. Gum) Light tan colored, tropical tree resin-derived powder Used as a fuel and binder. Soluble in alcohol. |
| CH8140 Hexachloroethane (carbon hexachloride) [C2Cl6] White powder Used as a chlorine donor, in smokes, possibly as an oxidizer. |
| CH8142 Hexamine (hexamethylenetetramine, methenamine) [C6H12N4] White powder Used as an accessory fuel often in blue star compositions. |
| CH8145 Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC or Cellosize™) Water soluble binder; partially soluble in ethanol or acetone. |
| CH8157 Iron Filings, Fine -50 mesh. [Fe + C] Gray powder High carbon iron which makes beautiful, branching, yellow-orange sparks. |
| CH8164 Iron Flake 30-80 mesh [Fe] Sparkly gray powder Makes an intensely orange spray on non-branching sparks. Good for comets, stars and other effects. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CH8169 Lactose [C12H22O11•2H2O] White powder Used in smoke formulations; as a low reactivity (accessory) fuel, often in blue star formulations. |
| 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... |
| CH8172 Lampblack, Conductive [C] Black powder Used to make bridge-wireless electric matches. |
| CH5518 Lead Dioxide [PbO2] (lead peroxide, lead superoxide, lead oxide brown, lead (IV) oxide, lead brown) Dark brown powder Used in ignitor compositions, sometimes as an oxidizer. Limited supply. |
| CH5516 Lead Nitrate (lead (II) nitrate (1:1); lead dinitrate; nitric acid, lead (2+)) [Pb(NO3)2] Pale white to tan crystals Oxidizer used in making slow match (see Kentish), "plumbic powder" for a silver rain (see Pyrotechnica IV), and in the manufacture of explosives (Davis). Sparks from iron, steel, and brass are said to be more brilliant when used with lead nitrate ins... |
| CH5517 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CH5522 Magnesium Nitrate (Magnesium Nitrate 6-Hydrate; Magnesium (II) nitrate, hexahydrate; Nitric acid, magnesium salt, hexahydrate) [Mg(NO3)2•6H2O] Clear to white crystals Hygroscopic white crystals occasionally used as an oxidizer. This is damp, hard material which will need to be dried, and ground or milled to be used. |
| CH8183 Magnesium Oxide [MgO] White powder |
| CH1001 Magnesium, atomized 20-50 mesh Limited supply |
| CH1012 Magnesium, atomized 2 micron. Extremely fine, almost fluffy gray-brown powder, packed in metal can A fuel used in salutes, particularly when extremely small amounts of explosive are needed, such as in crossette breaks. |
| CH1000 Magnesium, atomized 50-110 mesh |
| CH1003 Magnesium, atomized, spherical 100-200 mesh Limited supply. |
| CH1120 Magnesium, flake 180-325 mesh Limited supply. |
| CH1075 Magnesium, granular -325 mesh Limited supply |
| CH1070 Magnesium, granular 200-325 mesh Limited supply |
| CH1060 Magnesium, granular 50-100 mesh |
| CH1080 Magnesium, sawchips 10-80 mesh Industrial grindings, and curlicues. Limited supply. |
| CH2078 Magnesium-Aluminum, granular -325 mesh [Mg/Al] 50:50 alloy |
| CH2060 Magnesium-Aluminum, granular 30-60 mesh [Mg/Al] 50:50 alloy |
| CH2072 Magnesium-Aluminum, granular -200 mesh [Mg/Al] 50:50 alloy |
| CH2080 Magnesium-Aluminum, granular 180-325 mesh [Mg/Al] Alloy unknown Particle size range: +180 mesh = 26%; 180-200 mesh = 31%; 200-325 mesh = 21%; -325 mesh = 22%. |
| CH2063 Magnesium-Aluminum, granular -60 mesh [Mg/Al] 50:50 alloy |
| CH2069 Magnesium-Aluminum, granular -100 mesh [Mg/Al] 50:50 alloy |
| CH8187 Manganese Dioxide [MnO2] Black powder Used as a catalyst to aid in decomposition of oxidizers; possibly with aluminum as a rocket propellant. |
| CH8185 Manganese powder (Mn] Dark gray powder Used as a fuel to control or delay burn rates. |
| CH8193 Methylene Chloride (dichloromethane) [CH2Cl2] Clear liquid Solvent for PVC; used in solvent bonding plastic shell halves together. Comes in a 1 quart, screw-top metal can. |
| ZCH8196 Naphthalene, flakes (mothballs, tar camphor, naphthaliin, white-tar) [C10H8] White flakes Used as a fuel in smoke compositions and in special effects and aerial shell fireballs. Limited supply. |
| CH8196 Nitrocellulose lacquer, 10% solution [C6H7N3O11] Clear to light yellow liquid A fast-drying, flammable binder and waterproof coating. This is a 10% solution of nitrocellulose dissolved in acetone and other solvents. Use as-is, or thin to taste with acetone. 1 quart, screw-top metal can. Shipping weight 3 lbs. |
| CH8198 Nitrocellulose lacquer, 25% solution [C6H7N3O11] Clear to light yellow liquid A fast-drying, flammable binder and waterproof coating. This is a concentrated 25% solution of nitrocellulose dissolved in acetone and other solvents. Use as-is, or for most uses, thin to 5-10% with acetone. 1 quart, screw-top metal can. Shipping we... |
| CH8205 Oxalic Acid [C2H2O4] White, granular powder Used in making metal oxalates. |
| 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. |
| CH8213 Polyethylene (low density polyethylene, LDPE) [[C2H4]n] White powder Possible fuel or binder. |
| CH8214 Polyethylene, Chlorinated White lumpy powder Used as a fuel, binder, and chlorine donor (36%). Easily milled or screened. Limited supply. |
| 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. |
| CH8219 Potassium Benzoate, air milled [C6H5COOK•(C6H5KO2)] Very lightweight, white powder Used in whistle mixes in rockets and burst compositions. |
| CH8220 Potassium Benzoate, chunky style [C6H5COOK•(C6H5KO2)] Caked, white powder Can easily be screened or ground into a fine powder. Used in whistle mixes in rockets and burst compositions. Occasional supply. 5 pound minimum order. |
| 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. 5 pound minimum order. |
| CH5205 Potassium Chlorate, chunky style [KClO3] Lumpy, white powder Can be easily screened or milled into fine white powder. Used as an oxidizer in colored flame compositions and flash powders, and most commonly as the oxidizer in colored smokes. 5 pound minimum order. |
| CH5525 Potassium Dichromate (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... |
| CH5300 Potassium Nitrate (saltpeter) [KNO3] White powder With 0.05% TAG anti-cake. Oxidizer used in black powder, primes, and glitter and spark-producing formulations. 5 lb. minimum order. |
| CH5301 Potassium Nitrate, chunky style (saltpeter) [KNO3] White caked powder Oxidizer used in black powder, primes, and glitter and spark-producing formulations. Lower cost alternative for making ball-milled black powder since it must be ground or milled to be used anyway. 5 lb. minimum order. |
| CH5402 Potassium Perchlorate, high purity Chinese [KClO4] Fine, white powder Most commonly used oxidizer in colored flame compositions and flash powder in the US. 5# minimum order. |
| CH5404 Potassium Perchlorate, high purity, 5 micron Chinese [KClO4] Fine, white powder Air milled to an extremely small particle size. 5 pound minimum order. |
| ZCH5420 Potassium Perchlorate, Italian, slightly chunky [KClO4] Caked, white powder Most commonly used oxidizer in colored flame compositions and flash powder. Must be screened or milled before use. 5# minimum order. Limited supply. |
| CH5400 Potassium Perchlorate, standard Chinese [KClO4] Fine, white powder Most commonly used oxidizer in colored flame compositions and flash powder in the US. 5# minimum order. |
| CH8222 Potassium Sulfate [K2SO4] White powder Used as a high temperature oxidizer in some white strobe compositions. |
| CH8230 Red Gum, air milled (Acaroides 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. |
| CH8231 Red Gum, chunky style (Acaroides or yacca resin) [85% para-coumaric ester of xanthoresinotannol] Reddish brown, lumps Used as a fuel and binder. Can easily be screened or coffee-milled into a fine powder. Natural vegetable gum whose solvent is alcohol. |
| 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). |
| CH8240 Rosin (Pine rosin, colophony) Tan to brown powder Used as a fuel sometimes in blue colors and smokes. Solvents are alcohol and acetone. |
| CH8245 Salicylic Acid (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-) [C7H603] White powder Used in making salicylates. |
| CH5300 Saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate) (potassium nitrate) [KNO3] White powder With 0.05% TAG anti-cake. Oxidizer used in black powder, primes, and glitter and spark-producing formulations. 5 lb. minimum order. |
| 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. |
| CH8249 Saran™ Resin, granular (polyvinylidine chloride) [(C2H2Cl2)n)] Off-white granular powder Used as a chlorine (73%) donor (colored flame enhancer) and fuel. Solvent is xylene or acetone. Easily milled to fine powder. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CH8265 Smoke Dye, Blue (phthalocyanine blue) Light blue powder Used typically with potassium chlorate and lactose to produce blue colored smoke, often for daytime aerial shells; also used as a burn rate enhancer in rockets. |
| CH8264 Smoke Dye, Red or Violet (disperse red) Dark reddish-purple powder Used to make violet or red smokes, typically with terephthalic acid, lactose, and potassium chlorate. |
| CH8266 Smoke Mix, Yellow Dark yellow powder Contains all smoke components except potassium chlorate. Just add the specified amount (on the label) of potassium chlorate (potassium perchlorate will not work) and light. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CH5531 Sodium Nitrate, prilled or flakes (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. 5 pound minimum order. |
| 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). |
| CH8284 Sodium Salicylate, air-milled [NaC7H5O3] Ultra-fine, white powder Used as a fuel in whistle composition. |
| CH8285 Sodium Salicylate, fine powder [NaC7H5O3] White powder Excellent quality salicylate for all your whistling needs; not as fine as the air milled sodium salicylate, but cheaper. |
| CH8287 Sodium Silicate (Waterglass) [Na2O•2SiO2] Clear 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. |
| CH8290 Sodium Sulfate [Na2SO4] White powder Used as a high temperature oxidizer in some yellow strobe compositions. |
| CH8293 Sorbitol [C6H14O6] White powder Used as a fuel in some rocket compositions. |
| 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. |
| CH8298 Stearic Acid (N-octadecanoic acid) [C18H36O2] White powder Used as a phlegmatizing agent, a low reactivity (accessory) fuel, sometimes in blue star compositions. |
| CH8306 Steel Filings, Extremely Fine -50-400mesh. [Fe + C] Dark black to gray powder High carbon iron which makes beautiful, branching, yellow-orange sparks. Most of the material is around 325 mesh or finer, too fine for fountains and comets. |
| CH8300 Steel Powder, Sparkler Grade -60-200mesh. [Fe + C] Silvery-gray powder This steel powder was liberated from the last sparkler manufacturing plant in the US. Perfect for sparklers, stars, comets, and small fountains. The carbon combined with the iron makes beautiful, branching, yellow-orange sparks. The mesh size brea... |
| 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. |
| CH8312 Strontium Chloride [Cl2.6H2O] (Strontium chloride hexahydrate) White crystals Occasionally use red flame coloring agent; also to color liquid flames. |
| 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. |
| CH5544 Strontium Nitrate, chunky style [Sr(NO3)2] Caked, white powder or crystals Used as a red coloring agent oxidizer often with metal fuels in stars, flares, and bengals. Must be ground or screened before use. 5 lb. minimum order. |
| CH8313 Strontium Sulfate [SrSO4] White powder White powder used as a high temperature oxidizer in some red strobe compositions. |
| 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 l... |
| CH8317 Teflon™ [(-CF2CF2-)n) ] (poly(tetrafluoroethylene); PTFE; poly(ethylene tetrafluoride); tetrafluoroethene polymer; terafluoroethylene homopolymer) White powder Used in fuel and sometimes as an oxidizer, commonly in military compositions such as flares. CAUTION: extremely reactive when mixed with fine metal powders. |
| 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. |
| ZCH8318 Tin powder (tin; stannum) [Sn] About -200 mesh, gray, metallic powder Possible use as a fuel. |
| CH8320 Titanium Dioxide (Titanium(IV) oxide, rutile powder) [TiO2] 200-500 mesh white powder Used as a catalyst in whistle compositions. Different whistle catalysts can alter the tone of the whistle sound. |
| CH3043 Titanium, flakes [Ti/Vn/Al] -100 mesh, gray to silver flakes Aerospace alloy: 90% titanium, 6% vanadium, 4% aluminum. Slightly brighter white sparks than the pure stuff. Works well in salutes, fountains, and comets. |
| CH3041 Titanium, flakes [Ti/Vn/Al] -10+60 mesh, gray to silver flakes Aerospace alloy: 90% titanium, 6% vanadium, 4% aluminum. Slightly brighter white sparks than the pure stuff. Works well in salutes, fountains, and comets. |
| CH3049 Titanium, flakes [Ti/Vn/Al] -10-100 mesh, gray to silver flakes Aerospace alloy: 90% titanium, 6% vanadium, 4% aluminum. Slightly brighter white sparks than the pure stuff. Works well in salutes, fountains, and comets. |
| CH3042 Titanium, flakes [Ti/Vn/Al] -60+100 mesh, gray to silver flakes Aerospace alloy: 90% titanium, 6% vanadium, 4% aluminum. Slightly brighter white sparks than the pure stuff. Works well in salutes, fountains, and comets. |
| CH3005 Titanium, spherical [Ti] 40-200 mesh, silver spherical Bright white sparks. Works well in salutes, fountains, gerbes, and comets. |
| CH3000 Titanium, spherical [Ti] 30-100 mesh, silver spheres Bright white sparks. Works well in salutes, fountains, gerbes, and comets. |
| CH3075 Titanium, sponge [Ti] -10-20 mesh, gray particles Bright white sparks. Works well in salutes, fountains, gerbes, and comets. |
| CH3080 Titanium, sponge [Ti] 18-30 mesh, gray particles Bright white sparks. Works well in salutes, fountains, gerbes, and comets. |
| CH3083 Titanium, sponge [Ti] 40-80 mesh, gray particles Bright white sparks. Works well in salutes, fountains, gerbes, and comets. |
| CH8322 Tungsten [W] -325 mesh, clumpy gray powder Can easily be milled and/or screened to fine powder. Flammable, but not hazardous. Used to control/delay burn rates (see Ellern). |
| CH8330 Vinsol resin Dark brown powder A pine-derived synthetic resin used as a binder; as a one-to-one replacement for red gum. Solvents are alcohol, ketones, and hydrocarbons. |
| CH8335 Wood Meal Extremely fine, light-tan flour, much-much finer than sawdust Used as a filler and thickener for glue, occasionally as a fuel in lance and flash compositions. |
| CH8340 Xylene [C8H10] Clear liquid, ACS grade Solvent for parlon, saran, etc. Also used to solvent-bond plastic shell halves. 1 pint brown glass bottle. |
| CH8352 Zinc Oxide [ZnO] White powder Used in smoke compositions and as a pyro-adhesive. |
| CH8345 Zinc Powder [Zn] Gray powder A fuel used in fireworks to make spreader stars, smoke, and in rockets to make a low specific impulse propellant. |
| CH8355 Zinc Stearate [Zn(C18H35O22)2] White powder |
| ZCH8362 Zirconium powder [Zr] -325 mesh, grayish brown powder Packed in water, used as a fuel. Excellent for use in making ignitors. Extremely flammable when dry. 1/4 pound containers only. |
| ZCH8361 Zirconium powder [Zr] +20-80 mesh, grayish brown powder A small amount of this material runs -80-325 mesh, used as a fuel to produce brilliant white sparks, daytime or night. Extremely flammable when dry. 1/2 pound containers only. |
| CH8360 Zirconium powder [Zr] 80-325 mesh, grayish brown powder Used to make brilliant white sparks. Fines may be used in making ignitors. Extremely flammable when dry. 1/2 pound containers only. |
| CH8360 Zirconium sponge [Zr] 80-325 mesh, grayish powder Coarse-grained powder used to make extremely bright, white sparks in flash and other devices. |