Best ways to start a thermite reaction? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Feb 5, 2015 · I'm trying to do a thermite reaction with rust and aluminum and am trying to figure out the optimal way to get the reaction started. My understanding is that I need a temperature …
Maximum temperature attainable by thermite reaction
Most thermite compositions burn at around 4,000 degrees, however once started the reaction can't be stopped until all the fuel and oxidizers have been spent.
Iron and copper oxide for thermite - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jul 12, 2020 · I recently successfully made thermite from iron oxide powder and aluminum powder. However, I have a couple of questions about copper and iron oxides. The kind of iron …
Is it possible to make thermite that detonates? [closed]
Feb 22, 2024 · Though thermite emits a great many photons (wear welders goggles while watching), the photons don't propagate inside the mixture, which is opaque. In brief, then, the …
inorganic chemistry - How is traditional thermite powder stored …
Feb 1, 2019 · How is traditional thermite powder stored such that it doesn’t corrode? Ask Question Asked 6 years, 11 months ago Modified 6 years, 11 months ago
Can I process pyroxene or olivine as a part of magnesium thermite?
Oct 28, 2024 · Pyroxene and olivine are both minerals containing magnesium ions. So these magnesium ions will probably prevent a thermite reaction produced by mixing one of these …
Can thermite be lit while mixed into butane? If not is there a ...
Jun 15, 2017 · Thermite is a solid-solid reaction that I think would be greatly inhibited by any sort of intermediate. In either case, the smoke, the dust and the copious amounts of nitrous oxides …
inorganic chemistry - Can you ignite the thermite reaction in a ...
May 8, 2018 · Thermite I usually activated by extreme heat not chemically. And it is used in underwater welding, so yes it can be done is a liquid.
Can molten aluminium be used to reduce iron oxide (rust) into iron?
Mar 6, 2016 · I know about Thermite steel rail and copper earth connection welding. My goal is to reduce rust to iron by sprinkling it (with attendant sparks) onto a molten aluminium surface.
Single displacement reaction - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Will sodium metal, if mixed well with iron oxide, displace the iron in a chemical reaction? I know thermite involves the mixture of aluminium powder and iron oxide, and the single displacement …