The thermite mix itself comes from aluminium foil and black iron oxide sand, plus some crushed up drinks cans for good measure. The result is pretty successful at making a respectable quantity of ...

Coating Capabilities: Painting; Phosphate Coating; Plating; Powder Coating; Rubber Coating; Plastic Coating; Black Oxide Functions & Features ... Copper / Copper Alloys; Glass; Iron / Cast Iron; ...

The iron is soon covered with a coating of zinc ... until it acquires any degree of thickness. The black oxide is prevented from forming on the copper by dipping it afterwards in the salammoniac ...