Smokeless powder
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title:
Smokeless powder
text:
Smokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to black powder. Because of their similar use, both the original black powder formulation and the smokeless propellant which replaced it are commonly described as gunpowder. The combustion products of smokeless powder are mainly gaseous, compared to around 55% solid products for black powder. In addition, smokeless powder does not leave the thick, heavy fouling of
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of propellant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokeless_powder
date created:
2004-07-27T01:35:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:27:49Z
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