PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITION OF WHITE FIRE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: manufacture of pyrotechnic fire works and signalling articles. SUBSTANCE: the composition comprises (wt): 21.20-46.00 colloxylin; 15.20-36.40 nitroglycerin or a mixture thereof with diethylene glycol dinitrate at a 1:1 ratio; 0.10-0.56 dinitrotoluene; 15.00-40.00 aluminium-magnesium alloy or magnesium; 2.00-20.00 potassium cobalt nitrite; 0.50-1.60 symm. diethyl-diphenyl urea; 0.10-0.42 vazeline oil. The composition has the following properties: the light intensity is 2400-10644 cd; the specific light total is 2789-3100 cd.s/g; the combustion rate is 1.1-2.4 mm/s; the flame color is white. EFFECT: improved properties of the pyrotechnic composition. 1 tbl