Stability of the pyrotechnic mixture titanium hydride (TiH/sub x/)/potassium perchlorate (KClO/sub 4/)

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7366158

Massis, T M; Morenus, P K; Merrill, R M

A study of TiH/sub x//KClO/sub 4/ (x = 0.1 to 1.9) has been conducted to determine the stability of the pyrotechnic formulation. The reaction kinetics were measured by monitoring water formation and chloride ion concentration in bulk, pellet, and component geometry. It was found that the stability of the pyrotechnic mix increased as the hydrogen content in the titanium hydride was decreased and approached that found for titanium/potassium perchlorate. The reaction appears to be influenced by the amount of water present in the pyrotechnic plus the amount of surface evolved hydrogen from the titanium lattice.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N.Mex. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7366158
• Report Number(s): SAND-75-5889; CONF-760420-2
• Resource Relation: Conference: Meeting on compatibility of materials with explosive, propellants and pyrotechnics, Indian Head, MD, USA, 27 Apr 1976
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
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TITANIUM HYDRIDES
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