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Magnesium and sulfur - incompatible or not?


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I have heard this many times. If they are incompatible with each other, will someone please tell me why. The reason I ask is that I milled barium nitrate in my BP jar, and afterwards thought about what I've heard about not mixing Mg and sulfur. I use barium nitrate for Bleser White Mg.
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You'll see it listed on MSDS and the like as incompatible. They're however incompatible for the same reason that potassium nitrate and charcoal are considered incompatible. The mix will provide a self sustaining combustion. For our purposes though, they're not incompatible. I have no idea of a shelf life though.
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