Lead-free pyrotechnic composition

A lead-free percussion primer composition, comprising:

• from about 60 percent by weight to about 80 percent by weight iodine pentoxide;
• from about 15 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight alumimum flake comprising a size of from about 20 nanometers to about 100 nanometers;
• from about 4 percent by weight to about 10 percent by weight of a stabilizer to nuetralize iodic acid formed from firing the composition;
• and,
• comprising from about 3 percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of a binder.

A pyrotechnic flare composition, comprising:

• from about 60 percent by weight to about 80 percent by weight iodine pentoxide;
• from about 15 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight of a solid-powder fuel comprising a size of from about 20 nanometers to about 100 nanometers and selected from alumimum, magnesium, or combinations thereof wherein the iodine pentoxide and the solid-powder fuel comprise a ration of about 3 to 1;
• and,
• from about 5 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight of a coloring agent.