Pyrotechnic active mass for producing an aerosol highly emissive in the infrared spectrum and inpenetrable in the visible spectrum
AssigneePepete GmbH
InventorsErnst-Christian Koch, Axel Dochnahl
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Abstract
The invention relates to a pyrotechnic active mass which is impenetrable in the visible spectrum, highly emissive in the infrared spectrum and used for camouflage and decoy purposes. As principal ingredients said mass contains red phosphorus and an alkali metal nitrate or mixture of alkali metal nitrates and as secondary ingredients at least one transition metal or a metal-rich compound or alloy thereof, at least one metalloid and a binder.
Claims5
A pyrotechnic active mass for camouflaging and decoy purposes which is impenetrable in visible light and strongly emissive in infrared light, comprising, as main components, 45% to 75% red phosphorus and 15% to 35% of alkali metal nitrate or a mixture of alkali metal nitrates,
- as subsidiary components, 2% to 20% of at least one transition metal or a metal-rich compound or an alloy thereof and at least one metalloid,
- and 0.5% to 8% of a binder.
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