Ferrocerium Rod And Striker

Titan fire striker ferro rod.

Ferrocerium rod and striker.

A typical survival ferrocerium rod consists of three components. A ferro rod short for a ferrocerium rod. Fire steel metal match magnesium rod mischmetal auermetall flint or artificial man made flint. Or any other stainless.

This fire starter has many uses and can ignite tinder or be used to light a campfire gas stove 14 99. Ferrocerium will produce sparks with a temperature of 3 000 degrees when scraped against a rough surface such as the back of a bushcraft black knife ndash. This property allows it to have many commercial applications such as the ignition source for lighters where it is often known by the. The striker and rod slot together to form a plastic cylinder just over 5 inches long.

Adding to this confusion ferrocerium rods or ferro rods are referred to and associated with a myriad of other terms. How to use a fire striker ferrocerium rod description. Large don t use bad quality knife as striker. Ferro rods are made of ferrocerium which is a man made alloy of iron magnesium cerium and several other rare earth metals.

The ferro rod was invented by the german scientist carl auer around 1903 since then ferro rods have been widely adopted and used throughout the world. This is a bit unwieldy for an emergency fire starter but does allow you to store enough tinder to start a fire in an emergency. In this video i demonstrate a couple of methods for the effective use of a ferrocerium rod and striker knife the methods shown are used to get the maximum amount of sparks and therefore heat into a small focused area. Ferrocerium it s a word that sounds like it should describe the contents of a pill bottle from the drug store rather than a tool in your survival kit.

Waterproof sparks shower at 5 500 f 3 000 c to ignite a fire in any. Drive the striker over the entire length of the rod. Bayite 1 2 x 6 inch survival drilled flint steel fire starter ferrocerium rod kit with striker pro striker paracord landyard handle large 4 9 out of 5 stars 1 214. The combination of metals creates sparks when the ferrocerium rod firesteel is scraped with a rough surface or a sharp edge.

A small length of string to bind them together. Black beard fire starter 4 8 out of 5 stars 132. Ferrocerium is a synthetic pyrophoric alloy that produces hot sparks that can reach temperatures of 3 000 c 5 430 f when rapidly oxidized by the process of striking the rod thereby fragmenting it and exposing those fragments to the oxygen in the air. Sponsored listing custom size survival emergency magnesium flint firesteel ferrocerium rod if you have ever wanted to craft your very own firesteel this high quality blank ferrocerium rod is the perfect choice.