Pyrotechnic composition for producing IR-radiation
AssigneeDiehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
InventorErnst-Christian Koch
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Abstract
A pyrotechnic active material for producing IR-radiation is proposed. An active material according to the invention contains fuel (preferably magnesium) which combines with fluorine in a strongly exergonic reaction (for example Li, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zr, Hf, B, Al and alloys thereof) and poly-(carbon monofluoride) ((—CFx—)n) (x=0.6-1.2) as an oxidation agent. Compositions according to the invention further contain VITON® as a polymeric binding agent and graphite for reduction of the electrostatic sensitivity. A process for producing those compositions is also provided.
Claims11
A pyrotechnic composition for producing IR-radiation comprising, by weight, (a) 10-72.5% of a poly-(carbon monofluoride) material;
- (b) 15-90% of a halophilic metallic fuel comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, aluminum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, calcium, beryllium, boron and mixtures or alloys thereof;
- (c) 2.5-7.5% of an organic fluorine-bearing binding agent;
- and (d) 0.1-5% of graphite, wherein components (a)-(d) add up to 100%.
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