Lower burning rate, reduced hazard, high temperature incendiary
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRobert C. Gill, Carl Gotzmer, Pamela Carpenter, Eric Schlegel
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Abstract
A low burning rate, high temperature incendiary composition having a reactive material of titanium, a second reactive material of boron, an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from about 20 weight percent or greater of the composition and a binder of paraffin wax in an amount of from about 5 weight percent to about 20 weight percent. The composition is safe to handle, ignites readily, burns at a low and controlled rate and produces a very high flame temperature.
Claims10
A low burning rate, high temperature incendiary composition comprising:
- a reactive material of titanium;
- a second reactive material of boron;
- an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from about 20 weight percent or greater of the composition;
- and,
- a paraffin wax binder in an amount of from about 5 weight percent to about 20 weight percent;
- wherein the ratio of titanium to boron ranges from about 81/19 to about 69/31 and the composition comprises a burning rate from about 1.0 inch per minute or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.