Strontium Nitrate

colorless crystal or white powder,relative density 2.986,melting point 570,easy to be dissolved in water,liquid ammonia,slightly soluble in oxide by further heating,undissolvable in nitric acid and dilute ethanol.It can be decomposed under high temperature and it is a kind of oxidant.Buring or explosion can be caused when touching,rubbing or colliding with organic meterials,and scarlet blaze will be emitted at the same time. Usage:Used for making red firework,signal lamp of sea-route,railway and aerodrome,signal shell,flame tracer and flame tube in national defense industry.Also used as aluminiferous agent of making television kinescope and optical glass.Still used in medicine industry. Specification Item High Purity Special Grade Strontium Nitrate,% 99.5Min 98.0Min Calcium Nitrate,% 0.10Max 0.50Max Iron,% 0.003Max 0.02Max Water-insoluble,% 0.05Max 0.50Max Moisture,% 0.10Max 0.30Max Barium,% 0.50Max 1.2Max