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by rocketman
Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:01 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: burst disk material
Replies: 10
Views: 3688

lol...a lot.

you better be a long way away from that when it goes off. thats about 300psi before ignition. :shock:
by rocketman
Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:28 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: burst disk material
Replies: 10
Views: 3688

it was all 3/4"black iron but i could never get it to fire. i now know why, i would have had to use 3psi in my meter pipe, i was using 10. i also had a terrible spark setup. i may revisit it but not right now. it actually didn't cost me anything, i used various stuff laying around my garage. in my p...
by rocketman
Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:33 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: burst disk material
Replies: 10
Views: 3688

Thanks, all i have to do now is wait for the epoxy to dry around my ignition wires then I can do a real hybrid shot.

I'll try both materials and post the results.
by rocketman
Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:10 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Aluminum Cannon
Replies: 6
Views: 3375

The reason you can't weld some aluminum is beacause certain alloys have been heat treated, the weld would never be as strong as the rest unless it was re-heat treated.
Just some food for thought.
it sounds like a good idea if you can have everything machined and thread it all together.
by rocketman
Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:08 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: burst disk material
Replies: 10
Views: 3688

burst disk material

it seems that most guys use HDPE for burst disks, what pressure do these burst at? i have been using metal tape on my gun(havn't had a sucessful hybrid shot yet, only pnumatic testing) it is a thin plastic like tape and bursts around 100psi in a 3/4" black iron union with the tapered part facing the...