Effect of ageing on combustion of ammonium perchlorate with copper chromite additive

Ageing is an irreversible process during which, the material undergoes a series of slow chemical degradation/oxidation reactions. The aim of this paper is to study the effect of ageing of ammonium perchlorate-copper chromite (AP-CC) pellets on the burn rate. It also focuses on any change in CC properties due to direct contact with an oxidizer (AP). Accelerated ageing with cyclic temperature profile has been used to replicate the natural ageing. The effect of ageing of individual ingredients on the burn rate was studied. The burn rate of AP-CC pellets was found to reduce when AP-CC were aged together. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analysis were used to identify the change in properties of copper chromite during ageing.