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Black Powder Grades & Equivalent Sizes (in mm)

Sporting Grades (G) Grain Size (in mm) Blasting Grades (A) Grain Size (in mm)

  1A 8.0-4.0

!annon Grade 4.76-1.68 "A 4.76-1.68

1G 1.68-1.19 #A 1.68-.84

"G 1.19-.59$G .84-.29 %A .84-.297

#G .42-.15 A .42-.149

  'eal .42

%G .149 ine .149

Commonly used Black Powder Grain es! "i#es

GAE 'ES* A+GE

$% & - 5

2$% 4 - 12&$% 10 - 16

4$% 12 - 20

5$% 20 - 50

6$% &0 - 50

7$% 40 - 100

eal ' ( 50

$ine eal ( 100

)-$ine eal (140

Cannon Grade 4-12

1$G 12-20

2$G 16-&0

&$G 20-50

4$G 40-1005$G (100

*ra+, aer s,ri dimensions +or as,in canis,er s!ells/ usin 70 l kra+, aer. 

S,ell Size +o- o. turns /engt, o. Strips

& & 1 - 24 s,ri

4 4 2 - 24 s,ris

5 5 & - 24 s,ris

6 6 4 - 24 s,ris

8 8 4 - 48 s,ris

%moun, o+ as,e wras +or sinle reak canis,er s!ells.

S,ell Size +o- 0urns Paper eig,t /engt, o. S,eet

& & ,urns &0-40 l. 1 - 24 s!ee,

4 4 ,urns 50-70 l. 2 - 24 s!ee,s

5 5 ,urns 60-70 l. & - 24 s!ee,s

6 6 ,urns 60-70 l. 4 - 24 s!ee,s

8 8 ,urns 70 l. 4 - 48 s!ee,s

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Canulle diame,ers +or s!ells.

S,ell Size !anulle iameter

& &4 ,o 1

4 1 ,o 1-14

5 1-12 ,o 1-&4

6 1-&4 ,o 28 2-14 ,o &

Cu, s,ar si#es +or s!ells.

S,ell Size !ut !olor Stars !ut 0ailed Stars

& 14 or smaller 14 - &8

4 14 - &8 &8 - 12

5 &8 - 12 12 - 58

6 &8 - 12 12 - 58 or &4

8 12 or larer 58 or larer

3ime +use delays needed +or arious si#e s!ells.

S,ell Size (in-) ela2 0ime (sec-)

& &

4 &.5

5 4

6 5

8 6

10 6.5

12 7

3!e amoun, o+ lack owder li+, needed +or sinle reak s!ells.

S,ell Size escription eig,t o. "A li.t

& color or salu,e 1 o#

& color and inser,s 1-14 ,o 1-12 o#

4 color or salu,e 2 o#

4 color and inser,s 2-12 o#

5 color or salu,e & ,o &-12 o#

5 color and inser,s 4 ,o 5 o#6 color or salu,e 4 ,o 5 o#

6 color and inser,s 4-12 ,o 6 o#

8 color 8 - 12 o#

"olle,,e dimensions and owder c!ares +or s!ells.

S,ell 3-- 4-- /engt, Powder !,arge

& sinle reak 516 .55 2 1 ,o 1-14

4 sinle reak 516 ,o &8 1116 & 1-&8

5 sinle reak 516 ,o &8 1116 & 1-&8 ,o 1-12

6 sinle reak 516 ,o &8 1116 & 1-128 sinle reak 516 ,o &8 1116 4 1-&4

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"ikin a,,erns +or arious si#ed s!ells.

S,ell Size 5erticals6Strands 'aterial

& 12 2 8-ly co,,on4 16 2 8 or 10-ly co,,on

5 24 2 8 or 10-ly co,,on

6 &2 2 8 or 10-ly co,,on

8 48 2 or 48 & 8 or 10-ly co,,on

/i.t Powder Appro7imations

any ariales will a++ec, ,!e amoun, o+ li+, c!are used +or a s!ell. "!ell ,ye

cylinder or round/ wei!,/ si#e diame,er/ len,! i+ canis,er/ owder rain/owder uali,y/ s!ell clearance/ e,c.

oweer a ood lace ,o s,ar, ,es,in is usually aou, 1 ounce o+ lack owder eround o+ s!ell or 110,! ,!e s!ell wei!,.

Below is a c!ar, wi,! some common 2$ li+, owder loads/ in rams/ +rom Bleseround ",ars and "!ells ae 62 and Bes, o+ %$: ;; ae 140.

S,ell Size Bleser Best o. A+ 33

2 8 -

1& 17 -

4 25 -5 45 &6-45

6 80 75-85

7 - 110-1&0

8.5 - 170-190

10 - 240-280

12 - 450-500

24 - 4100-4850

'es, to micron conversion c,art

8-S- 'ES* 3+!*ES '3!4+S '3//3'E0ES& 0.2650 67&0 6.7&0

4 0.1870 4760 4.760

5 0.1570 4000 4.000

6 0.1&20 &&60 &.&60

7 0.1110 28&0 2.8&0

8 0.09&7 2&80 2.&80

10 0.0787 2000 2.000

12 0.0661 1680 1.680

14 0.0555 1410 1.410

16 0.0469 1190 1.190

18 0.0&94 1000 1.000

20 0.0&&1 841 0.841

25 0.0280 707 0.707

&0 0.02&2 595 0.595

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&5 0.0197 500 0.500

40 0.0165 400 0.400

45 0.01&8 &54 0.&54

50 0.0117 297 0.297

60 0.0098 250 0.250

70 0.008& 210 0.210

80 0.0070 177 0.177100 0.0059 149 0.149

120 0.0049 125 0.125

140 0.0041 105 0.105

170 0.00&5 88 0.088

200 0.0029 74 0.074

2&0 0.0024 6& 0.06&

270 0.0021 5& 0.05&

&25 0.0017 44 0.044

400 0.0015 &7 0.0&7

625 0.0008 20 0.020

1250 0.0004 10 0.010

2500 0.0002 5 0.005

inimum +ireworks dislay si,e radius +or ou,door dislays

/AGES0 S*E// S39E 3SP/A: S30E A38S

< & in. 140 +,.

& in. 210 +,.

4 in. 280 +,.

5 in. &50 +,.

6 in. 420 +,.

7 in. 490 +,.

8 in. 640 +,.

10 in. 700 +,.12 in. 840 +,.

=12 in. %> aroal

inimum mor,ar ,ue len,!s +or s!ells.

'ortar 3 (in-) Single Break ou;le Break 8p to #

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12 &05 1150 &50

!opper !ompound Solu;ilit2 !,art

Par,ial lis, o+ soluili,y o+ ,!e mos, commonly used coer sal,s. %ailale coer e?ressedas molecular ercen,ae is also included.

Salt Solu;ilit2 =!u

Coer e,al ;nsolule 100.00

Coer @?ide ;nsolule 79.88

Coer @?yc!loride ;nsolule 59.51

Coer Carona,e ;nsolule 57.47

Coer %ce,oarseni,e ;nsolule 25.07

Coer; C!loride Aery "li!,ly "ol. 64.18Coer;; $luoride "li!,ly "olule 62.58

Coer;; Ben#oa,e 'i!ydra,e "li!,ly "olule 20.78

Coer "ul+a,e Pen,a!ydra,e Aery "olule &9.81

Sul.ur +ames and escriptions

:ames and descri,ions o+ ,yes o+ sul+ur.

+ame !,aracteristic

%mor!ous "ul+ur aidly cooled sul+ur no, solule in C"2

Bri!, "ul+ur Crude sul+ur wi,!ou, discolorin imuri,ies

Brims,one Crude sul+ur

Broken ock "ul+ur e+ined sul+ur mi?,ure o+ lums and dus,

Colloidal "ul+ur "ul+ur ,!a, !as een c!emically recii,a,ed in wa,er

Crude "ul+ur Bri!, or dark sul+ur/ +ree o+ "e/ 3e and %s

'ark "ul+ur Crude sul+ur wi,! !ydrocaron con,amina,ion

'us,in "ul+ur Crude or re+ined owdered sul+ur

lemen,al "ul+ur :a,ie sul+ur a, leas, 99.5 ure

$lour "ul+ur Crude sul+ur 200 - &00 mes!

$lowale "ul+ur Colloidal or aricul,ural sul+ur$lowers o+ "ul+ur "ul+ur uri+ied y dis,illa,ion ac,ually sulima,ion

$rasc! "ul+ur :a,ie sul+ur +rom suer!ea,ed wa,er inDec,ion

;nsolule "ul+ur $lowers o+ sul+ur ,rea,ed wi,! caron disul+ide

Eac "ul+ur Precii,a,ed +rom olysul+ide solu,ions/ u ,o 45 Ca"@4

:a,ie "ul+ur :a,urally occurrin elemen,al +orm - o+,en lare crys,als

Precii,a,ed "ul+ur Precii,a,ed +rom olysul+ide/ was!ed wi,! Cl

Prilled "ul+ur Crude sul+ur in small round elle,s

ecoered "ul+ur lemen,al sul+ur +rom any comined sources

e+ined "ul+ur 'is,illed sul+ur more ,!an 99.8 ure

uermakerFs "ul+ur Ground sul+ur wi,! low acid/ as! and mois,ure con,en,

un-o+-ine "ul+ur $rasc! sul+ur wi,! lums and +ines

"la,ed "ul+ur Crude sul+ur ,!a, solidi+ied on a moin el,

Airin ock and oll "ul+ur e+ined sul+ur a, leas, 99.8 ure/ cas, or in lums

e,ale "ul+ur Powdered and ,rea,ed +or easy wa,er disersion

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5eline ireworks Stars !olor S2stem

Colored s,ar +ormulas ,!a, ma,c! well in +irework s!ells.

  ed 4range Green Blue Super Prime

",ron,ium Carona,e 15Calcium Carona,e 15Barium Carona,e 15Coer o?ide/ lack 15Barium ni,ra,e 24Po,assium Perc!lora,e 55 55 &0 55 55Parlon 15 15 15 15ed Gum 9 9 5 9analium5050 -200 mes!

6 6 11 6 5

'e?,rin (4 (4 (4 (4 4C!arcoal %ir+loa, 20ood eal/ -70 mes! 6;ron @?ide/ ed 5Po,assium 'ic!roma,e 5