Studies on the ageing of a magnesium-potassium nitrate pyrotechnic composition using isothermal heat flow calorimetry and thermal analysis techniques

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-61

  Brown, S D ^a   Charsley, E L ^a   Goodall, S J ^a   Laye, P G ^a   Rooney, J J ^a   Griffiths, T T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Heat flow calorimetry; Magnesium; Potassium nitrate; Pyrotechnics

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

CALORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 0037653561     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6031(03)00055-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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