Quantity | Component name | |
1 | × | Isopropyl alcohol, 5 mL Ideally drier than azeotropic, Some hydroponics stores sell 99.9% these days. Ethanol or methanol may also work. |
1 | × | Bismuth Chloride, 0.1 gram Can make by burning pepto bismol, then reacting with hydrochloric acid, then drying |
1 | × | Magnesium strips Often sold for lighting fireworks or thermite. Other magnesium alloys may also work |
1 | × | Pliers Any device for compressing the laminate during firing |
1 | × | Blowtorch For heating the laminate to the sintering temperature of the bismuth/creep temperature of the Magnesium. |
1 | × | Aluminum block For impact welding tests |
1 | × | Steel block For impact welding tests |
2 | × | 1/4-20 bolts ~2 inch length - thick enough to go through the steel and aluminum blocks |
2 | × | 1/4-20 wingnuts For sealing the impact welding tester |
2 | × | rubber gloves |