CEN/TC 321/WG 5 - Propellants

TC - Incomplete superseding note (resolution not sent to CMC in due time)

This document specifies the requirements for propellants, solid rocket propellants, powder cakes and black powders for civil uses.

This document specifies a method for the determination of resistance to electrostatic energy for propellants containing a mass fraction of at least 5 % of particles which pass through a 1 mm sieve. This method does not apply to black powder.
NOTE: If the mass fraction of particles smaller than 1 mm size is less than 5 % the propellant is considered to be insensitive to electrostatic energy and this test is not performed.

This document specifies the test methods for black powder in pellets, granular form, compressed (press-moulded cylinders with central hollow space) or as a meal for use as propellant, blasting explosive, pyrotechnic or in safety fuses.

This document specifies a method for checking small rocket motors for voids and fissures and provides a guide to non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for detecting voids and fissures in other solid rocket propellants.

This European Standard provides a guide to non-destructive testing (NDT) methods used for checking the integrity of inhibitor coatings of solid rocket propellants.

This European Standard describes a method for the determination of burning rate under ambient conditions for propellants and black powders.
It is applicable to propellants and black powders in their original form up to a grain size of 8 mm.

This European Standard specifies a method to determine the tendency of a propellant to undergo transition from deflagration to detonation. It applies to propellants of a grain size up to 8 mm. This method does not apply to black powder.