Tracer mixture for use with laser hardened optics

Details Tracer mixture for use with laser hardened optics Tracer mixture for use with laser hardened optics

1994-12-19

1995-12-05

Nelson, Peter A.

Explosive and thermic compositions or charges

Metal or alloy or metalloid, each in particulate form, with...

Plural oxygen yielding compounds

149 42, 149 43, 149 77, 1491082, 149123, C06B 3314

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ABSTRACT:
A pyrotechnic mixture for use in tracer rounds of projectiles to increase sibility under high speed conditions when viewed through laser hardened optics, comprising, in percentages by weight, an admixture of 20% to 40% magnesium, 10% to 30% strontium nitrate, 3% to 8% sodium nitrate, 3% to 20% barium peroxide and 1% to 5% viton. Additional ingredients that increase the pyrotechnic effectiveness are 0% to 5% aluminum, 0% to 15% potassium perchlorate, 0% to 5% manganese dioxide, 0% to 10% iron oxide as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0% to 15% potassium nitrate, 0% to 10% Teflon and 0% to 1% ethyl cellulose.

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