Copper containing ballistic additives
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsRobert C. Corley, Frederick F. Myers, Jr.
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Abstract
This invention concerns itself with the addition of certain copper salts and chelates to solid propellant formulations as burning rate modifiers. The additives increase the burning rate of the propellant while simultaneously decreasing its pressure exponent.
Claims9
In a solid propellant formulation composed of a plastic binder component, a fuel component and an oxidizer component, the improvement which comprises the addition of a minor amount of a copper containing additive selected from the groups consisting of copper thiocyanate, copper ferrocyanide, 2,5-dihydroxy benzoquinone copper (II) polymer, an N-substituted benzotriazol copper acetate complex, a copper Schiff Base with salicylidene ethylene diamine, copper (II) [(salicylaldehyde) (2,4-pentanedione)], and tetrachloro u-[bis dimethyl glyoxamate copper (II)]di copper (II).
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