moonawashere Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago this will probably sound a little dumb (hence why its in the newbie section), but i was looking for titanium for effect, but when i looked for it on blast-tec (good ol pyrohub), there was titanium, but weirdly enough also iron grit? they're saying it will have an effect ressembling that of Ti, does this bear any weight?
CountZero Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago Well, it will probably be more yellow/golden. Common in fountains.
SKC Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago 7 hours ago, moonawashere said: this will probably sound a little dumb (hence why its in the newbie section), but i was looking for titanium for effect, but when i looked for it on blast-tec (good ol pyrohub), there was titanium, but weirdly enough also iron grit? they're saying it will have an effect ressembling that of Ti, does this bear any weight? Depends upon what you want to make with it. To have the same sparkling effect different components are used for different items. Sparkling material for a fountain may not suit well for star making. In India hobbyist pyromakers use this type of iron chips for fountain building. But if you intend to make star FeTi is the best chioce for sparkling or glittering effect. Making stars with iron grit would not be a good idea for various reasons.
Arthur Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago In the early days of fireworks it wasn't what the recipe said, it was what you could find for cheap. SO many formulae developed from variably good guesses to more likely ideas using scraps from other industries. In England the metals in firework formulae were often derived from the filings and scrapings of the cast iron that was a whole era of construction. Then people realised that high carbon iron and low carbon steel gave different effects. Some of the effects available then are now gone simply because no-one recorded the metal mix of the time. Nowadays you cannot just take someone elses process scrap things have to be bought. Beware of old formulae though, they had uses for mercury and arsenic then that are NOT acceptable now. Overall you should seek materials and do tests.
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