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2,4,6‐Trinitrotoluene: A Surprisingly Insensitive Energetic Fuel and Binder in Melt‐Cast Decoy Flare Compositions
Author(s) -
Koch ErnstChristian,
Weiser Volker,
Roth Evelin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201204808
Subject(s) - trinitrotoluene , flare , decoy , materials science , explosive material , chemistry , physics , astrophysics , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
Deceiving with TNT : Melt‐cast pyrotechnic mixtures based on 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene (TNT)/KClO 4 (see picture for flame) spectrally matched infrared decoy flares and show superior performance and greatly reduced sensitivity in comparison to common pyrotechnic or double‐base material currently in use for IR countermeasure flares.