Use of Crystalline Boron as a Burn Rate Retardant toward the Development of Green-Colored Handheld Signal Formulations

Abstract The effect of using crystalline boron in green-colored handheld signal formulations is described. Due to its chemically inert nature, crystalline boron served to reduce the burn rates of the formulations. By adjusting crystalline boron percentages in the formulations, the pyrotechnic system could be tuned to meet burn time specifications. Keywords: burn rate retardantcrystalline boronhandheld signalspyrotechnics Acknowledgements The authors thank the U.S. ARMY, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, for funding of this work. Notes This article not subject to U.S. copyright law.