This page contains 40 formulas in 7 tables.

• 1 - Tracer compositions I
• 2 - Tracer compositions II
• 3 - Tracer compositions III
• 4 - Tracer compositions IV
• 5 - Tracer compositions V
• 6 - Tracer compositions VI
• 7 - Tracer composition ignition primes

CAUTION: Compositions containing peroxides are sensitive to initiation. Beginners are advised to avoid such compositions.
 

	U.S. Patent 3,951,705	Ellern	Ellern	Izzo	Izzo	Izod and Eather	Izod and Eather
color	Blue	Green	Green	Green	Red	Red	Red
Potassium perchlorate	7.7	25
Barium nitrate	38.5	16	28
Strontium nitrate						42.8	45
Strontium peroxide							10
Barium peroxide				72.5
Magnesium powder	15.4	48	41	15	20	38	35
Copper powder		2
Asphaltum		3
Sulfur	7.7
Magnesium carbonate						4.8	5
Barium oxalate			16	5
Cupric chloride	15.4
Strontium oxide					40
Strontium oxalate					40
Hexachlorobenzene	15.3	6
Parlon						4.8
Shellac				7.5		4.8
Beeswax						4.8
Polymerized linseed oil							10
Binder and fuel (unknown)			15

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Tracer compositions II

CAUTION: Compositions containing peroxides are sensitive to initiation. Beginners are advised to avoid such compositions.
 

	Izod and Eather	Izod and Eather	Izod and Eather	Izod and Eather	U.S. Patent 2,899,291	Izod and Eather
color	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red
Potassium perchlorate		38
Strontium nitrate	41		53	45	30.9	58
Strontium peroxide			5			5
Charcoal					0.9
Magnesium powder	35	48	30		31.8	25
Titanium, 8m				48
Strontium oxalate		38
Strontium tartrate					27.3
Hexachlorobenzene					4.6
Parlon	20			3
Talc		+2.5	+2.5			+2.5
Polymerized linseed oil			12			12
Boiled linseed oil	4	4		4
Stearin					4.5

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Tracer compositions III

CAUTION: Compositions containing peroxides are sensitive to initiation. Beginners are advised to avoid such compositions.
 

	Ellern	Ellern	U.S. M17 .50 caliber (12.7mm)	U.S. M25 .308 caliber (7.62mm)	U.S. M48 .50 caliber (12.7mm)	U.S. M62 .308 caliber  (7.62mm)	U.S. M196 .223 caliber (5.56mm)
color	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red
Potassium perchlorate	29	20
Strontium nitrate	18	40	41.8	41.9	32.4	41.9	37.4
Strontium peroxide			5.9	20.3	8.6	19.8	21.1
Barium peroxide			12.9		23.5		1.1
Lead peroxide							1.1
Magnesium powder	46	28	23.7	22.6	23.9	23.1	26
Asphaltum	3
Strontium oxalate		8	1.1		1.6
Calcium resinate		4	1.9	2.3	2.8	2.3	1.8
Hexachlorobenzene	4
PVC			10.6	12.9	6.9	12.9	11.5
Zinc stearate			0.1		0.3

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Tracer compositions IV

CAUTION: Compositions containing peroxides are sensitive to initiation. Beginners are advised to avoid such compositions.
 

	U.S. M220 20mm	U.S. M242 20mm	AMCP 706-284	McIntyre	PATR 2700	Ellern	PEP 12(1)
color	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red
Potassium perchlorate					20
Strontium nitrate	35.5	34.5		33.3	40	55	40.34
Strontium peroxide	29.7	22.1	65.6	26.7
Barium peroxide			3.4
Lead peroxide			3.4
Strontium oxalate					8
Magnesium powder	20.5	19.8		26.7 (50-100 mesh), 26.7 (powdered)	28	28	24.01
Magnalium, 200 mesh			21.8
Calcium resinate	3.3	4.3	6	6.7 (of type 1),  1.6 (of type 2)	4		19.45
PVC	11	12.6				17
Oxamide		6.7					12.6
Polyethylene							3.6

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Tracer compositions V
 

	PEP 12(1)	TM1316	TM1316	TM1316	TM1316	Ellern	OP2793
color	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red	White	White
Strontium nitrate	44	38	44	44	44
Barium nitrate						60
Sodium nitrate							32.7
Magnesium powder	21 (as 100-200 mesh), 21 (as 200-325 mesh)	38 (24m atomized)	42 (24m atomized)	42 (24m atomized)	42 (24m atomized)	34	62
Vinyl acetate  acrylic resin	7				3
Polyethylene		3 (70m)	7 (70m)	9 (70m)	4 (70m)
Dechlorane	7	21 (50m)	7 (50m)	5 (50m)	7 (50m)
Cobalt naphthenate							0.1
Binder **							5.3
Binder and fuel (unknown)						6

** - binder composed of 0.94% Lupersol DDM, 98.96% Laminac
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Tracer compositions VI
 

	Ellern	Ellern	Ellern	Izzo
color	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow
Potassium perchlorate		31
Strontium nitrate	40
Barium nitrate			41
Potassium nitrate				50
Magnesium powder	33	49	43
Sodium oxalate	17	15	12
Asphaltum		5
Realgar				30
Sulfur			2	20
Binder and fuel (unknown)	10		2

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Tracer composition ignition primes

CAUTION: Compositions containing peroxides are sensitive to initiation. Beginners are advised to avoid such compositions.
 

	U.S. Patent 2,899,291	OP2793
Potassium perchlorate		40
Barium peroxide, 200 mesh	78.4
Magnesium, 200 mesh	2.2
Antimony trisulfide, 200 mesh	18.4
Charcoal		18
Graphite, 325 mesh	1
Lead thiocyanate		32
Egyptian lacquer		10

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