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 of around …
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 oxide that is …
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 answer is "No, …
inorganic chemistry - How is traditional thermite powder stored such ...
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 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 …
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 minerals …
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.
redox - Oxidation Reactions/Reactivity of Manganese Metal in Air and ...
Jun 17, 2022 · I have the same question about whether or not $\ce {Mn3O4}$ is formed in "thermite-like" reactions such as reacting $\ce {CuO}$ with $\ce {Mn}$.
electrochemistry - How would you turn a thermite reaction into an ...
May 9, 2023 · How would you turn a thermite reaction into an electrochemical cell? Ask Question Asked 2 years, 7 months ago Modified 2 years, 7 months ago