Priming system for high-temperature stable propellants

Claim 1

A priming system for a propellant having a thermal decomposition point above 180° C. comprising: A. an ignition charge selected from the group consisting of heavy metal azites, heavy metal salts of mono-, di- and trinitroresorcinol, lead phloroglucinate, heavy metal picrates, azotetrazole lead, diazodinitrophenol, and a mixture of 80% of a cerium-magnesium alloy and 20% of lead oxide; B. a booster charge of a mixture of B1. a solid explosive compound having one or more --NO 2 groups and/or --N═N groups and having a deflagration point above 200° C., said solid explosive compound being selected from the group consisting of hexanitrodiphenyl, hexanitrodiphenyl oxide, hexogen, octogen, tetryl, a triazole, a tetrazole, 5-aminotetrazole, guanylamino-5-tetrazole, 1-guanyl-3-tetrazolyl-5-guanidine, ditetrazole, diaminoguanidineditetrazole, diaminoguanidine azotetrazole, hexanitrodiphenyloxamide, hexanitrodiphenylsulfone, hexanitrodiphenylsulfide, hexanitrodiphenylamine, tetranitrocarbazole, tetranitroaniline, hexanitrostibene, hexanitroanilide, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine and a hexanitrodiphenyl of the formula ##STR3## wherein A represents the group ##STR4## wherein n is a whole number between 1 and 3, or A represents the group --NH--CO--CO--HN-- or --NH--CO--HN--; and B2. between 10 and 60% by weight of an initiating explosive selected from the group consisting of heavy metal azides, heavy metal salts of mono-, di- and trinitroresorcinol, lead phlorogludinate, heavy metal picrates, azotetrazole lead and diazodinitrophenol, the amount of the ignition charge A being between 2 and 20% by weight of the booster charge B.