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TIlE CIlE:\!lC~\LAND .BALLISTIC PROPER,TIES
OF BLACK POWDER
Richard A. Whiting
Government:and.Aeronautical
Products Division
. Honeywell Inc.
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THE CHEMICAL Ar-;DBALLISTIC PROPERTIES OF
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Pyrotechnics
Explosives
Pyrotechnic Igniters
primers (Explosives)
Black Powde r
Burning Rate ,
Supplierl'l
COIlfpatibility
Degradation
Hygroscopicity
Moisture Content
Ignition
Utilization
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