Perchlorate-free yellow signal flare composition

A flare composition for producing a yellow flame, the composition comprising, by weight,

• a magnesium fuel within the range of approximately eighteen percent (18%) to approximately thirty percent (30%) of the composition, the magnesium fuel including particles sizes selected from the group consisting of granulation 15, granulation 17, granulation 18, and mixtures thereof,
• a magnesium-aluminum alloy within the range of approximately zero percent (0%) to approximately five percent (5%) of the composition,
• a sodium nitrate within the range of approximately eighteen percent (18%) to approximately thirty-eight percent (38%) of the composition,
• a barium nitrate within the range of approximately twenty-six percent (26%) to approximately thirty-six percent (36%) of the composition,
• a polyvinyl chloride within the range of approximately seven percent (7%) to approximately twelve percent (12%) of the composition,
• an asphaltum within the range of approximately zero percent (0%) to approximately five percent (5%) of the composition, and
• a two-part curable binder system within the range of approximately four percent (4%) to approximately seven point five percent (7.5%) of the composition, the binder system including within the range of approximately seventy percent (70%) to approximately eighty percent (80%) epoxy and within the range of approximately twenty percent (20%) to approximately thirty percent (30%) curing agent;
• wherein the epoxy includes a liquid bisphenol-A based epoxy resin diluted with cresyl glycidyl ether.