PYROTECHNICAL EFFECT TO GENERATE A STRONG EMISSIVE IN INFRARED AND VISUAL AND IMPERATIVE AEROSOL

摘要

The invention relates to a pyrotechnic active mass which is impenetrable in the visible spectrum, highly emissive in the infrared spectrum and used for camouflage and decoy purposes. As principal ingredients said mass contains red phosphorus and an alkali metal nitrate or mixture of alkali metal nitrates and as secondary ingredients at least one transition metal or a metal-rich compound or alloy thereof, at least one metalloid and a binder.