[TheForge] Nitric acid

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

well i have discovered that nitric acid is really hard to purchase.
there is a working substitute, at least in my case, of ferric nitrate.

i found the following chemical supply house on the web::

http://www.sciencecompany.com/


On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 PlumDon at aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 7/18/2004 4:29:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
terrylr at blauedonau.com writes:
terrylr>
terrylr> so would anyone have any suggestions where to obtain a half-gallon or
terrylr> gallon of nitric acid. actually only need about a quart.
terrylr> Terry;
terrylr>

don> 
don> By and large, nitric acid is not easily available and it took me a while to 
don> find a source that would even sell to me, much less in small quantity. I last 
don> purchased some from Thomas Scientific in Swedesboro, NJ but had to establish 
don> myself as a legitimate business entity before hand. Essentially provided tax 
don> exemption certificate, EIN code and filled out a document. I used it for 
don> passivating some stainless. I received 67-70% reagent grade nitric at $67.65 for 2.5L 
don> bottle. I did a "will call" pickup so unfamiliar with shipping costs or 
don> problems. 
don> 
don> Regards
don> 
don> Don Plummer
don> 

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terry l. ridder ><>