KDNP - A lead free replacement for lead styphnate

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 459-470

  Fronabarger, John W ^a   Williams, Michael D ^a   Sanborn, William B ^a   Parrish, Damon A ^b   Bichay, Magdy ^c  

^a Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Co   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic Lead Styphnate; KDNP; Normal Lead Styphnate; Primary Explosives

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEAD STYPHNATE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; KDNP; LEAD-FREE; MILITARY USE; NORMAL LEAD STYPHNATE; PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES; PRIMARY EXPLOSIVE;

POTASSIUM;

LEAD OXIDE;

EID: 80054809195     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.201100055     Document Type: Article

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