Accession Number:

AD0255513

Title:

BALLISTIC STABILITY STUDY OF M15 AND M17 PROPELLANTS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

PICATINNY ARSENAL DOVER N J AMMUNITION GROUP

Personal Author(s):

• EHRGOTT,RICHARD E.

Report Date:

1961-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

Standard nitroguanidine propellants M15 and M17 perform satisfactorily with respect to ballistic and chemical stability during two-year storage at 122 F and are considered suitable for field use over extended periods. Author

Descriptors:

• *PROPELLANTS
• BALLISTICS
• CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
• DEGRADATION
• GUANIDINES
• NITRO RADICALS
• STABILITY
• STORAGE
• TEMPERATURE

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE