United States

Fice

atent

2,700,603
iatented Jan. 25, 1955

2,700,603

Table II.--P0lyesters (Vibrins)

sELF-HAnoENmG PYRorEcIrNrc COMPOSITION

David

1 ' 2 t 3 I 4

and Henry J. Eppig, Dover, and William

.1. Powers, Wharton, N. J.

No Drawing. Application October 13, 1949,

Barium nitrate ____________________________ __ 35

65

Magnesium",

35

50

75

20

30

40

_____ __ 65

Polyester _ _ _ _ r

Serial No. 121,216

3 Claims. (Cl. 5224)
(Granted under Title 35, U. S. Code (1952), sec. 266)

_ _ _ _ _ _ . _

~Benzoyl Peroxide (Catalyst)_

_ . _ _ __

10

___________ __ 0.05

50

0.4

0.6

25

0.8

10

The invention described herein may be manufactured

and used by or for the Government for governmental 15
purposes without the payment of royalty thereon.
The present invention relates to the incorporation into

1
Strontium nitrate ________________________ __ 35 ,4

65

Magnesium ______________________________ __ '65,. 35

Dicnlorstyrene (monomeric+polymeric)
Benzoyl Peroxide

Stannic chloride_ Catalyst """""""""""

10

0. 5

20

1. O

50

50

30

4
25

75

40

1. 5

2.0

The above particular exempli?cations are cited merely

- as illustrative examples and are not to be understood as
limiting the scope of the invention. _
_

25

Having thus described the invention What is clalmed as

new is:

30

to

Without any appreciable shrinkage.

35
2. A pyrotechnic composition consisting of sodium ni
trate, magnesium, from 5 to 40 per cent of a polyfunc
tional mercaptan and an appropriate catalyst selected
from the group consisting of peroxides and tin com
pounds.
40

3. A composition
mixture which consists of magnesium

45

selected from the group consisting

compounds.
form of

50

References Cited in the ?le of this patent

These candles

UNITED STATES PATENTS

2,416,639
2,433,417
2,467,527

Pearsall ______________ __ Feb. 25, 1947

Bitting et a1. __________ .._ Dec. 30, 1947
Harris _______________ __ Apr. 19, 1949

580,409

Great Britain __________ __ Sept. 6, 1946

FOREIGN PATENTS
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Sodium nitrate ________________ .- 35
65

35
65

40
60

40
60

60
40

60
40

35
65

60
40

(Thiokol) ___________________ -_
Oumene
Hydroperoxlde (Oata~
........................ ._
1 yst)Peroxide
Lead
(Catalyst)

10

20

15

10

20

10

10

20

Magnesium ___________________ __
Polytunctional
Mercaptan

1.5

1 ---..

65

70

OTHER REFERENCES
Weeks: Casting Techniques for Polyesters, Modern
illajstics,
1 rary. August 1948, pages 103410. Copy in Scienti?c