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Zanx Frequent Poster |
posted December 14, 1999 06:11 AM
 
On a package of "Alumaseal" it didn't say wether it had aluminum in it or not. Are there some kinds of "Alumaseal"s that don't have aluminum powder? I am asuming it does, because of the name. It said it was for fixing radiators or something like that. I kmow "Alumaseal" was discussed hear before, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with it and could help me out. Thanks for any help. |
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Zanx Frequent Poster |
posted December 14, 1999 06:21 AM
Oops, that's know, not kmow. =) By the way, has anyone tried using it in pyrotechnics/explosives? If so, how did it work? Thanks. |
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PEACE A New Voice |
posted December 14, 1999 06:32 AM
hey zanx i think that is aluminium powder, pretty sure. could u plz tell me where u bought it from (obviously a car shop), but which shop? thanx |
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VeHeMT Frequent Poster |
posted December 14, 1999 02:11 PM
Aluminum is present, but along with something else ive heard a few different things and am not sure exactly which it is. But what I can tell you is that the amount of aluminum present in Alumaseal is not enough for pyrotechnical purposes. It doesnt take much fine aluminum powder to coat another powder's grains until the whole thing looks like aluminum powder. (MEGA's note: The something else is mostly corn meal, there is very little actual aluminum anymore, I received this info from an employee at a manufacturer of the sealent) [Note: This message has been edited by megalomania] |
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Zanx Frequent Poster |
posted December 21, 1999 07:37 AM
That's too bad about the impureness (is that a word? =))of the Alumaseal. After I try it, I will be sure to post the results. PEACE, the Alumaseal was at Kragen Auto Parts. Sorry I took so long to reply, I don't check the forum too often. |
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nbk2000 Moderator |
posted December 21, 1999 01:50 PM
Some analysis is in order here. Take a small amount of the alumaseal and crush it in some warm water. Let settle and pour off the water and evaporate to dryness. There shouldn't be any residue. If there is, divide it into 2 parts. Add some tincture of iodine to one part. If it turns blue then it's starch. Add HCL acid to the other part. If it fizzes, and the iodine test didn't react, then it's superfine Al powder residue. Next, put some in a steel spoon and heat red-hot with a torch. Does it (a-seal) remain unchanged? It should if it's pure Al. Any organic material will char to black carbon. ------------------ |
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dlwdaw Frequent Poster |
posted December 21, 1999 03:36 PM
sorry for taking so long to reply, I must have missed this topic, I have 2 tubes of A-seal, I used to have 3. well I mixed the contents of the tube with hot water. I mixed, filtered. hotwater, mix filter, I reapeated about 20 times... well the last time, i left it to dry in my bath rooom(by the way dont do this, you will find out later) my bathroom was starting to smell worse than the shit that it occasionly saw(it is a second bathroom soo its not used much). well I stuck my fingers in it(BAD IDEA) and I pulled my fingers out with a bunh of maggots! you know those little white things that get on rotten meat, flies lay tem. they have some kind of "edible"(to a fly) thing in them. I threw up. so from this and the tests I performed it is not good for pyrotechnics, it may work as a booster in HE. but after trying to get KMnO4 flash to work, i can say, DONT FUCK WITH IT! oh yeah, for the spelling, it is pretty bad. well today in shop, I cut my finger, and it hurts like hell. so sorry for badd spelling,. ------------------ "... always look on the positive side of things, blow things up not down" -- Ragnar Benson |
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HMTD Factory Frequent Poster |
posted December 21, 1999 08:27 PM
Wow, I don't know maggots like aluminum, maybe the impurities have the smell that flies find attractive. You should set that thing on fire and watch them burn, heheh. |
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