On Mon, 12 May 2008 06:32:55 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
<lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote:
>"dan c." <dancutter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> fired this volley in news:d61ff31a-2343-
>4ee6-adb6-008e05feb52c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Wow, I just opened my ball mill of strontium nitrate and nearly gagged
>> on the ammonia! I washed out the mill jug three times, media too,
>> before milling the S.N. Anyway, the only other thing I've ball milled
>> is black powder. The strontium came out warm to the touch and I
>> whisked it to the north forty in a hurry! Am I missing something
>> basic here? Dan
>
>Everybody gave you an incorrect answer that might also cause you to do
>something unsafe.
>
>What was your media? I suspect it was lead.
>
>Lead reacts with moist nitrates to form lead salts and ammonia. Because
>strontium nitrate is often fairly damp as received, it's a common
>offender.
>
>There's nothing unsafe about some partially-reacted strontium nitrate --
>it won't explode on its own. However, it's not good practice to mix it
>with fuels (especially metal fuels) when it is damp enough to react with
>metal milling media.
I thought strontium nitrate was hygroscopic. In any case isnt it
possible to oven dry the stuff? 2 hours at 180F or something?
Casady
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