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  2. Flash powder - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium powder and potassium perchlorate are the only two components of the pyrotechnic industry standard flash powder. It provides a great balance of stability and power, and is the composition used in most commercial exploding fireworks. The balanced equation for the reaction is:- 3 KClO 4 + 8 Al → 3 KCl + 4 Al 2 O 3

  3. Magnesium - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium powder (flash powder) was used for subject illumination in the early days of photography. [77] [78] Later, magnesium filament was used in electrically ignited single-use photography flashbulbs. Magnesium powder is used in fireworks and marine flares where a brilliant white light is required.

  4. Pyrotechnic composition - Wikipedia

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    Used in fireworks to increase flame temperature. Less interference with flame color than aluminium. Magnalium – aluminium-magnesium alloy, more stable and less expensive than magnesium; less reactive than magnesium, easier to ignite than aluminium; Iron – makes gold sparks, frequently used

  5. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    Formation of solid particles of magnesium oxide can further be inhibited by presence of carbon monoxide, either by negative oxygen balance of the composition in presence of organic fuels, or by addition of the colorant in the form of an oxalate, which decomposes to carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide; the carbon monoxide reacts with the ...

  6. Thermite - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium ignition remains popular among amateur thermite users, mainly because it can be easily obtained, [17] but a piece of the burning strip can fall off into the mixture, resulting in premature ignition. [citation needed] The reaction between potassium permanganate and glycerol or ethylene glycol is used as an alternative to the magnesium ...

  7. Salute (pyrotechnics) - Wikipedia

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    The salute may be fired on the ground (ground salute) or launched from a mortar as a shell (aerial salute). Due to the nature of the effect, large salutes are some of the more hazardous fireworks. Most of the "salutes" are made with flash powder. Flash powder has a fast burn rate, unlike black powder.

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  9. Delay composition - Wikipedia

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    Delay compositions are used to introduce a delay into the firing train, e.g. to properly sequence firing of fireworks, to delay firing of ejection charges in e.g. model rockets, or to introduce a few seconds of time between triggering a hand grenade and its explosion. Typical delay times range between several milliseconds and several seconds.