Sb6O13 and Bi2O3 as Oxidants for Si in Pyrotechnic Time Delay Compositions

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 454-460

  Kalombo, Lonji ^a   Fabbro, Olinto Del ^a   Conradie, Corrie ^a   Focke, Walter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimony; Delay compositions; Fumed silica; Pyrotechnics; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS; SILICA; SILICON;

DELAY COMPOSITIONS; FUMED SILICA; PYROTECHNICS;

OXIDANTS;

EID: 38049098711     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700048     Document Type: Article

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