Non-toxic percussion primers and methods of preparing the same
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1. A primer composition comprising:
- an explosive consisting essentially of a nitrate ester chosen from pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“
PETN”
), nitrocellulose, and mixtures thereof and optionally a sensitizer;
a plurality of fuel particles having an average particle size of about 100 nm to about 1500 nm; and
an oxidizer;
wherein the primer composition is essentially devoid of other explosives except for the optional sensitizer and/or a propellant.
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Abstract
A percussion primer composition including at least one explosive, at least fuel particle having a particle size of about 1500 nm or less, at least one oxidizer, optionally at least one sensitizer, optionally at least one buffer, and to methods of preparing the same.
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50 Claims
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1. A primer composition comprising:
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an explosive consisting essentially of a nitrate ester chosen from pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“
PETN”
), nitrocellulose, and mixtures thereof and optionally a sensitizer;a plurality of fuel particles having an average particle size of about 100 nm to about 1500 nm; and an oxidizer; wherein the primer composition is essentially devoid of other explosives except for the optional sensitizer and/or a propellant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A primer composition comprising:
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a primary explosive consisting essentially of nitrocellulose in an amount of about 5 wt-% to about 40 wt-% of the primer composition and optionally a sensitizer; a plurality of fuel particles in an amount of about 1 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of the primer composition, said plurality of fuel particles having an average particle size of about 100 nm to about 1500 nm; and an oxidizer in an amount of about 20 wt-% to about 70 wt-% of the primer composition; wherein the primer composition is essentially devoid of other explosives except for the optional sensitizer and/or a propellant. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A primer composition comprising:
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an explosive consisting essentially of at least one moderately insensitive explosive in an amount of about 5 wt-% to about 40 wt-% of the primer composition and optionally a sensitizer, the at least one moderately insensitive explosive chosen from nitrocellulose, pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“
PETN”
), 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo[5.5.0.0.5,903,11]-dodecane (“
CL-20”
), cyclo-1,3,5-trimethylene-2,4,6-trinitramine (“
RDX”
), cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (“
HMX”
), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (“
TNT”
), nitroguanidine, styphnic acid, potassium dinitrobenzofuroxan (“
KDNBF”
), and mixtures thereof;a plurality of fuel particles having an average particle size of about 100 nm to about 1500 nm; and an oxidizer; wherein the primer composition is essentially devoid of other explosives except for the optional sensitizer and/or a propellant. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A primer composition comprising:
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an explosive consisting essentially of at least one moderately insensitive explosive in an amount of about 5 wt-% to about 40 wt-% of the primer composition and optionally a sensitizer in an amount of about 0 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of the primer composition, the at least one moderately insensitive explosive chosen from nitrocellulose, pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“
PETN”
), 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo [5.5.0.0.5,903,11]-dodecane (“
CL-20”
), cyclo-1,3,5-trimethylene-2,4,6-trinitramine (“
RDX”
), cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (“
HMX”
), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (“
TNT”
), nitroguanidine, styphnic acid, potassium dinitrobenzofuroxan (“
KDNBF”
), and mixtures thereof;a plurality of fuel particles having an average particle size of about 100 nm to about 1500 nm in an amount of about 1 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of the primer composition; and an oxidizer in an amount of about 20 wt-% to about 70 wt-% of the primer composition; wherein the primer composition is essentially devoid of other explosives except for the optional sensitizer and/or a propellant. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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