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Cerium pyrophoricity
In finely divided form, it's pyrophoric. See this page for behavior in bulk form:
https://www.ele ... |
14-3-2020 at 18:54
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
Switched over to brass for a bit. I was curious to see if I could make an ingot without lighting the ... |
14-3-2020 at 16:02
by: elementcollector1 |
Rosco Bodine has been banned
I wasn't around for his more productive posts (in part because I don't have an interest in energetic ... |
4-3-2020 at 20:16
by: elementcollector1 |
What's the cheapest metal powder to make?
The difference between welding and soldering (I think) is that for welding, at the working temperatu ... |
7-2-2020 at 18:49
by: elementcollector1 |
Purify ferrous sulfate
[rquote=628515&tid=154571&author=Bedlasky][rquote=628497&tid=154571&author=vibbzlab] ... |
24-12-2019 at 12:49
by: elementcollector1 |
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
Shell D70 isn't really the most important part - kerosene/lamp oil works just as well. I personally ... |
20-12-2019 at 18:24
by: elementcollector1 |
Iodine resublimation
Where's your sublimation surface? Could do with some additional cooling.
I personally store all m ... |
8-12-2019 at 09:11
by: elementcollector1 |
Introducing new amateur chemist
[rquote=625766&tid=154298&author=vibbzlab]Is there alternative to silica crucibles. I actual ... |
9-11-2019 at 16:25
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
And here they are!
[img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/782f14b0275be4b3ddeee22ec159ecee/tumblr_q0q24 ... |
9-11-2019 at 13:57
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
Just got some (presumably) A356 aluminum alloy wheel parts from a local junkyard. Should be about 7% ... |
7-11-2019 at 14:13
by: elementcollector1 |
Granulation of glass and fine abrasive powder
Definitely a job for a ball mill. Cheap and easy way to do it is a rock tumbler and some steel sling ... |
7-11-2019 at 14:07
by: elementcollector1 |
Selectively complexing copper at low pH
Not sure how applicable this is, but it came to mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRiBYMv6Tz4 |
7-11-2019 at 14:06
by: elementcollector1 |
Preparing "Neutral" Copper(II) Nitrate Solution for Aldehyde Synthesis
Crystallize the nitrate out at low temperature and redissolve it? Or would some acid become trapped ... |
5-11-2019 at 18:01
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
Nice photography work! Your camera is way better than mine. I'm pleased to see I was able to get ver ... |
4-11-2019 at 18:32
by: elementcollector1 |
is it normal that i just want to play around with chemicals and make organic molecules for the hell of it
Currently making manganese sulfate from zinc-MnO2 batteries again. Why? Because it's bright pink. I ... |
3-11-2019 at 19:16
by: elementcollector1 |
2019 Secret Santa
Ha. I see that Super Santa option - I remember when I did that for one of the earliest SS's. It's ac ... |
26-10-2019 at 19:05
by: elementcollector1 |
What real life mineral is the closest to minecraft redstone, except for the colour?
Could also be a semiconductor with red LED characteristics - I've seen people light up LEDs briefly ... |
26-10-2019 at 14:47
by: elementcollector1 |
Suggested media to clean brass part (water soluble)
My vote is for Epsom salt. Other options might be baking/washing soda (if they weren't so soft), and ... |
22-10-2019 at 18:35
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Potassium metal by distillation with Al and KOH
Improper mixing, maybe? Though the aluminum would also be molten at that point...
What was your s ... |
15-10-2019 at 07:40
by: elementcollector1 |
Graph info to find correlation
In practice, this is generally done by setting your third variable to a constant (e.g. '5 miles walk ... |
12-10-2019 at 14:00
by: elementcollector1 |
So what actually are not allowed in whimsy?
Things that are outside the radius of the Earth-Sun system.
More seriously, in my experience, it' ... |
12-10-2019 at 13:54
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
Latest attempt on the bottom right - pure aluminum hobby wire and the usual copper scrap. Took a dif ... |
10-10-2019 at 13:41
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
We've since moved on to aluminum bronze, so the Cu/Zn phase diagram isn't exactly helpful anymore. H ... |
28-9-2019 at 07:25
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
[rquote=623594&tid=81819&author=Sulaiman]
One question (my idle curiosity); have you trie ... |
26-9-2019 at 18:45
by: elementcollector1 |
Making Pinchbeck Brass
Run 2, this time with a pre-melted aluminum button and the same copper welding electrodes. Noticeabl ... |
25-9-2019 at 15:58
by: elementcollector1 |
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