Accession Number:
AD0163920
Title:
Binderless Cast Photoflash Compositions.
Descriptive Note:
Patent,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON D C
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1973-04-10
Pagination or Media Count:
2.0
Abstract:
The invention relates to a binderless cast photoflash composition consisting of a low-melting inorganic oxidizer and a powdered metal. Photoflash cartridges and bombs used in night aerial reconnaissance photography contain a loose-powder pyrotechnic charge which is a metal and an oxidizer in a finely divided condition. These photoflash powders are hazardous in any quantity in that they are highly sensitive to impact, friction, and static electricity. The present invention provides a photoflash composition which is comparatively safe to manufacture and handle.
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Subject Categories:
- Pyrotechnics