Flare composition and flare comprising said composition

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1987-10-23

1988-09-06

Nelson, Peter A.

Ammunition and explosives

Pyrotechnics

Flare

149 71, 149 82, B41K 148, C06B 3110

Patent

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047684399

ABSTRACT:
An illuminating non-metallic pyrotechnic composition is disclosed which consists essentially of, expressed in absolute weight units: (a) from about 51 to 61 parts of strontium nitrate, (b) from about 15 to 25 parts of potassium perchlorate, (c) from about 15 to 25 parts of sulfur, (d) about 3 parts of sodium nitrate, and (e) about 2 parts of uintaite. Optimum flare luminosity is achieved when the composition is essentially free of other fuel constituents, such as dextrin, nitrocellulose charcoal. A flare is disclosed comprising the disclosed pyrotechnic composition.

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patent: 3865035 (1975-02-01), Munson et al.
patent: 3895578 (1975-07-01), Shaw et al.
patent: 4149916 (1979-04-01), Wade
patent: 4341573 (1982-07-01), Donoho

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