Flash Powder
A mixture of strong inorganic oxidizer; such as perchlorate or chlorate salts; and finely divided metal fuel; such as aluminum or magnesium powders; also known as photoflash powder.
Discussion—Sulfur powder; often used as a fuel/tinder; and carbonaceous filler materials can also be present in flash powder.
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2024.
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