MAGNESIUM FLARE #2
SOURCE: Kirk-Otthmer Technical Encyclopedia, "Explosives and Propellants."
COMMENTS: Heat of reaction: 6.134 kJ/g. Gas volume: 74 cm3/g. Ignition temperature: 640°C. Impact sensitivity test: 19% of TNT.
PREPARATION (parts by weight):
CHEMICAL | PERCENT/PARTS | AMOUNT |
Sodium nitrate | 0.410 | |
Magnesium | 0.540 | |
Laminac | 0.050 | |
Total |