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- noun (Chem.) A salt of styphnic acid.
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- noun chemistry any
salt ofstyphnic acid
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Is there a shortage of lead styphnate or cup metal?
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Is there a shortage of lead styphnate or cup metal?
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Lead styphnate (a mustard coloured powder) can be extracted from primers by soaking the primers in acetone, this disolves the glue.
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The lead styphnate is also combined with various oxidisers & fuels to hotten and lengthen the flame.
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1.10 - RIFLE PRIMERS The explosive used in rifle primers (most commonly - lead styphnate) detonates violently with no confinement.
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