Compositions usable as flare compositions, countermeasure devices containing the flare compositions, and related methods
A composition comprising boron, potassium ferricyanide, and at least one of an oxidizer, a nitramine, a binder, and an additive. Also disclosed are additional compositions, countermeasure devices including the composition, and a method of using the countermeasure device.
1. A composition comprising boron at from about 1 wt % to about 17.5 wt %, potassium ferricyanide at from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt %, potassium perchlorate at from about 30 wt % to about 60 wt %, an energetic binder, and one of dibutyltin dilaurate, triphenylbismuth, magnesium carbonate, or dibutyltin diacetate.
2. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising strontium nitrate.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the energetic binder comprises glycidyl azide polymer.
4. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising calcium silicide.
5. The composition of claim 1 , comprising magnesium carbonate.
6. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising iron oxide.
7. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one additive.
8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition comprises 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene and glycidyl azide polymer.
9. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition comprises iron oxide, and further comprises nitrocellulose.
10. A countermeasure device comprising a casing and a flare composition contained in the casing, the flare composition comprising boron at from about 1 wt % to about 17.5 wt %, potassium ferricyanide at from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt %, potassium perchlorate at from about 30 wt % to about 60 wt %, an energetic binder, and one of dibutyltin dilaurate, triphenylbismuth, magnesium carbonate, or dibutyltin diacetate.
11. A method of using a countermeasure device, comprising:
deploying a countermeasure device against a heat-seeking device, the countermeasure device
comprising a casing and a flare composition contained in the casing, the flare
composition consisting of:
boron at from about 1 wt % to about 17.5 wt %,
potassium
ferricyanide at from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt %,
potassium perchlorate at from about 30 wt % to about 60 wt %,
glycidyl azide polymer,
one of dibutyltin dilaurate, triphenylbismuth, magnesium carbonate, or dibutyltin diacetate at from about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt %; and
one or more additives selected from the group consisting of:
an isocyanate or an epoxide,
strontium nitrate,
an amine base,
a nitramine,
nitrocellulose,
ball powder,
magnesium,
aluminum, and
one or more of an alkali metal ferricyanide and a potassium salt;
and
igniting the flare composition.
12. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising nitrocellulose.
13. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the at least one additive comprises iron oxide.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises glycidyl azide polymer.
15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises the potassium ferricyanide at from about 1 wt % to about 4 wt %.
16. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a nitramine.
17. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the composition comprises cyclo-1,3,5-trimethylene-2,4,6-trinitramine and glycidyl azide polymer, and further comprises 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene.
18. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the nitramine comprises cyclo-1,3,5-trimethylene-2,4,6-trinitramine.
19. A composition consisting of:
boron at from about 1 wt % to about 17.5 wt %;
potassium ferricyanide at from about 1 wt % to 8 wt %;
potassium perchlorate at from about 30 wt % to about 60 wt %;
glycidyl azide polymer;
one of dibutyltin dilaurate, triphenylbismuth, magnesium carbonate, or dibutyltin diacetate; and
one or more additives selected from the group consisting of:
an isocyanate or an epoxide,
strontium nitrate,
an amine base,
a nitramine,
nitrocellulose,
ball powder,
magnesium,
aluminum, and
one or more of an alkali metal ferricyanide and a potassium salt,
wherein the composition exhibits a fuel:oxidizer ratio of between about 1.4 and about 2.3.
20. A composition comprising boron, potassium ferricyanide, potassium perchlorate, glycidyl azide polymer, and 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)-naphthalene, the composition comprising the potassium ferricyanide at from 1% by weight to 8% by weight.
21. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the at least one additive comprises an amine base, a curative, iron oxide, or combinations thereof.
22. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the nitramine comprises cyclo-1,3,5-trimethylene-2,4,6-tri-nitramine.
23. A composition consisting of:
boron at from about 1 wt % to about 17.5 wt %;
potassium ferricyanide at from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt %;
potassium perchlorate at from about 30 wt % to about 60 wt %;
glycidyl azide polymer;
one of dibutyltin dilaurate, triphenylbismuth, magnesium carbonate, or dibutyltin diacetate at from about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt %; and
one or more additives selected from the group consisting of:
an isocyanate or an epoxide,
strontium nitrate,
an amine base,
a nitramine,
nitrocellulose,
ball powder,
magnesium,
aluminum, and
one or more of an alkali metal ferricyanide and a potassium salt.
24. A composition consisting of boron at from about 1 wt % to about 17.5 wt %, potassium ferricyanide at from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt %, potassium perchlorate at from about 30 wt % to about 60 wt %, glycidyl azide polymer, a curative, and one of dibutyltin dilaurate, triphenylbismuth, magnesium carbonate, or dibutyltin diacetate.
25. The composition of claim 1 , comprising the one of dibutyltin dilaurate, triphenylbismuth, magnesium carbonate, or dibutyltin diacetate at from about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt %.