| Fine powder products are made from minimum 99.8% purity magnesium ingot and are less than 100 mesh (150 µm). By-down products, ie powders which pass through a particular sieve, such as RMC-200, are readily available. Powders available in narrow particle size bands, such as between 100 mesh and 200 mesh (150 µm to 75 µm), exhibit ELEKTRON’s excellent size classification control. ‘BS’ grade fine powders demonstrate ELEKTRON’s unique capability to produce powders consisting of oblong chip-like particles with rounded edges. Accurate process control ensure that predetermined particulate morphologies can be achieved. ELEKTRON’s fine magnesium powders are manufactured to the following military specifications: MIL-DTL-382D, MIL-P-14067B type IV and Defense Standard 13-130/1. They can also, on request, be reduced in size to meet customers’ own mesh specifications. The typical use of fine magnesium powders is in pyrotechnic devices, such as signal flares, fireworks and military illuminating and infrared countermeasure (IRCM) flares.Information provided by Magnesium Elektron. |
