Low toxicity primer composition
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1. A priming composition suitable for small arms primers which comprises:
- (a) a percussion-sensitive organic primary explosive;
(b) a sensitizer for mechanically activating said explosive;
(c) a metallic fuel; and
(d) an oxidizer selected from the group consisting of cesium nitrate, sodium oxalate, nitroguanadine, guanadine nitrate, penthrite, zirconium oxide, and mixtures thereofwherein said composition is otherwise substantially free of heavy metals.
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Abstract
A low toxicity primer composition is provided incorporating a heavy-metal free primer explosive sensitizer, metallic fuel and an oxidizer selected from an oxidizer selected from the group consisting of cesium nitrate, strontium sulfate, strontium oxalate, sodium oxalate, nitroguanadine, guanadine nitrate, penthrite, zirconium oxide, and mixtures thereof.
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17 Claims
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1. A priming composition suitable for small arms primers which comprises:
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(a) a percussion-sensitive organic primary explosive; (b) a sensitizer for mechanically activating said explosive; (c) a metallic fuel; and (d) an oxidizer selected from the group consisting of cesium nitrate, sodium oxalate, nitroguanadine, guanadine nitrate, penthrite, zirconium oxide, and mixtures thereof wherein said composition is otherwise substantially free of heavy metals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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9. The composition of claim i comprising the following components by weight:
- 25 to 43% diazodinitrophenol by weight, 0 to 10% aluminum, 5 to 20% of glass, between 22 and 46% of zirconium oxide and between 3 to 8% pentaerythritol tetranitrate, the total of all components being 100% by weight.
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17. A method of forming a priming composition suitable for small arms primer which comprises blending a mixture of:
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(a) a percussion-sensitive organic primary explosive,; (b) a sensitizer for mechanically activating said explosive; (c) a metallic fuel; and (d) an oxidizer selected from the group consisting of cesium nitrate, strontium sulfate, strontium oxalate, sodium oxalate, nitroguanadine, guanadine nitrate, penthrite, zirconium oxide, and mixtures thereof wherein said composition is otherwise substantially free of heavy metals.
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