The processing, properties and use of the static insensitive pyrotechnic, titanium subhydride/potassium perchlorate are discussed. Development of this pyrotechnic occurred because of the need for a static insensitive material to meet personnel safety requirements and related system safety issues in nuclear weapon energetic material component designs. Titanium subhydride materials are made by the thermal dehydriding of commercial titanium hydride powder to the desired equivalent hydrogen composition in the titanium lattice. These titanium subhydrides, when blended with potassium perchlorate, meet the static insensitivity requirement of not being initiated from an equivalent human body discharge. Individual material and blend qualification requirements provide a reproducible material from lot to lot. These pyrotechnic formulations meet the high reliability requirements (0.9995) for initiation and performance parameters and have the necessary stability and compatibility to meet long lived requirements of more than 25 years. Various esperiences and problems will also be discussed that have led to a mature technology for titanium subhydride/ potassium perchlorate during its use in energetic material component designs..
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