Accession Number:

ADA000197

Title:

Sensitivity of Lead Azide to Electric Spark (Chuvstvitelnost Azida Svintsa k Elektricheskoi Iskre)

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER CHARLOTTESVILLE VA

Personal Author(s):

• StenGach, V. V.

Report Date:

1974-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

The results of investigations on the sensitivity of lead azide to an eletric spark are outlined in this article. Experimental data on the dependence of the sensitivity of lead azide to spark discharge on various factors density, crystal size, distance between electrodes, temperature, presence of inert admixtures and views on the mechanism of spark triggering are given.

Descriptors:

• *ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
• *IGNITION
• *LEAD AZIDES
• USSR
• SENSITIVITY
• TRANSLATIONS
• EXPLOSIVES

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE