Classification Testing of Composition A5 and Selected Pyrotechnics

Abstract

Three pyrotechnic compositions (R284 Tracer Mix, I559 Igniter Mix, and I560 Sub-Igniter Mix) and one high explosive (Composition A5) were subjected to classification tests as outlined in Chapter 3 of U. S. Army Technical Bulletin 700-2, Explosives Hazards Classification Procedure, Change 1. The results indicated that the three pyrotechnic compositions did not exhibit characteristics of a detonation, but they did not pass the impact sensitivity test. The Composition A5 high explosive exhibited characteristics of a detonation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056303

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  • F. L. Mcintyre

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  • Computer Sciences Corporation

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  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Contracts
  • Decomposition
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fatty Acids
  • High Explosives
  • Igniters
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propellants
  • Thermal Stability

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