Process for preparing a metallized explosive

Claim 1

A NOVEL PROCESS FOR PREPARING A METALLIZED EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES: (A) PROVIDING A SOURCE OF COARSE NONEQUIAXED PARTICLES OF A FIRST LIGHT METAL, (B) FLAME-SPRAYING A MULTIPLICITY OF FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES OF A SECOND LIGHT METAL ONTO THE SURFACE OF SAID COARSE PARTICLES THEREBY TO PROVIDE A COMPOSITE FINECOARSE METAL PARTICLE, SAID FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES OF SAID SECOND LIGHT METAL FORMING A DISCONTINUOUS SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES ON SAID COARSE NONEQUIAXED PARTICLES OF SAID FIRST LIGHT METAL AND SAID FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES OF SAID SECOND LIGHT METAL NOT ENTIRELY COVERING THE SURFACE OF SAID COARSE PARTICLES OF SAID FIRST LIGHT METAL, SAID COARSE PARTICLES CONSISTING OF FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 90 WEIGHT PERCENT OF SAID COMPOSITE AND SAID FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES CONSISTING OF FROM ABOUT 90 TO ABOUT 10 WEIGHT PERCENT OF SAID COMPOSITE, SAID FIRST LIGHT METAL AND SAID SECOND LIGHT METAL BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MAGNESIUM, ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM ALLOYS AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS, AND (C) ADMIXING AN EXPLOSIVE MEMBER THEREWITH.