Evaluation of Union Carbide Corporation Epoxy Binder for Use in Aircraft Parachute Flares

Abstract

The material used as a binder in the pyrotechnic compositions (candles) of Mk 24 and Mk 45 Aircraft Parachute Flares, since the 1968 conversion from Laminac to epoxy, has been procured on a sole-source basis from the Dow Chemical Company. A thorough analysis of all pertinent properties of an epoxy produced by Union Carbide Corporation has demonstrated that this material is, in all significant respects, as good as that obtained from Dow. This report recommends that Union Carbide Corporation be approved as an alternate supplier for the epoxy used in these flare candles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 18, 1970
Accession Number
ADA488296

Entities

People

  • Gary S. Edwards

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Corporations
  • Degradation
  • Flares
  • Materials
  • Migration
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Parachute Flares
  • Parachutes
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Resins
  • Static Tests
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Rocket Propulsion.