AlphaDecay - 21-3-2014 at 15:54
Since Mercury is hard to obtain for some people, and Silver is somewhat expensive, is it possible to make other kinds of metal fulminates, besides
Hg(CNO)2 and AgCNO?
plante1999 - 21-3-2014 at 16:04
not without mercury fulminate to start with.
AlphaDecay - 21-3-2014 at 16:25
You mean that i can only obtain other metal fulminates through Hg(CNO)2?
Metacelsus - 21-3-2014 at 16:46
No, you can make silver fulminate in the same manner as mercury fulminate:
Collins, P. H. and Holloway, K. J. (1978), A Reappraisal of Silver Fulminate as a Detonant. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 3: 159–162. doi:
10.1002/prep.19780030603
But yes, the other fulminates are generally only accessible through mercury fulminate (or silver, but silver is less stable).
[Edited on 22-3-2014 by Cheddite Cheese]
AlphaDecay - 21-3-2014 at 16:53
Ok, question answered, thanks for the help.
Praxichys - 21-3-2014 at 16:54
How much fulminate do you hope to make? Silver is USD $0.75/g and that makes 1.3g of AgCNO... If you're making more than a gram or two at a time
you're sure to have an explosion. Silver fulminate is extremely sensitive to friction.
[Edited on 22-3-2014 by Praxichys]
AlphaDecay - 21-3-2014 at 16:59
Yes, that seems fair, and by the way, fulminates should be stored underwater, right?
The_Davster - 21-3-2014 at 17:31
Yes they should be stored under water, but silver can still propagate a DDT despite being under water. Glass rod in a glass beaker on AgCNO under
water is enough to cause detonation of the contents.