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Accession Number:
ADA056303
Title:
Classification Testing of Composition A5 and Selected Pyrotechnics
Corporate Author:
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP BAY ST LOUIS MS ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE SERVICES LAB
Report Date:
1978-06-01
Abstract:
Three pyrotechnic compositions R284 Tracer Mix, I559 Igniter Mix, and I560 Sub-Igniter Mix and one high explosive Composition A5 were subjected to classification tests as outlined in Chapter 3 of U. S. Army Technical Bulletin 700-2, Explosives Hazards Classification Procedure, Change 1. The results indicated that the three pyrotechnic compositions did not exhibit characteristics of a detonation, but they did not pass the impact sensitivity test. The Composition A5 high explosive exhibited characteristics of a detonation.
Descriptive Note:
Contractor rept. Apr 1977-Apr 1978
Pages:
0018
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Contract Number:
NAS13-50
File Size:
1.17MB
