single-base powder
1single-base powder — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : an explosive powder or propellant that contains nitrocellulose as the only essential component compare double base powder …
2double-base powder — noun : an explosive powder or propellant that contains nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin as the essential components compare single base powder …
3Smokeless powder — is the name given to a number of propellants used in firearms and artillery which produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the older gunpowder (black powder) which they replaced. The basis of the term smokeless is that the combustion products… …
4Powder metallurgy — is the process of blending fine powdered materials, pressing them into a desired shape (compacting), and then heating the compressed material in a controlled atmosphere to bond the material (sintering). The powder metallurgy process generally… …
5Powder coating — is a type of dry coating, which is applied as a free flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a… …
6Powder-actuated tool — A Powder actuated tool (often called Hilti guns or Ramset guns after two of the companies who manufacture the tools) is a nail gun used in the construction and manufacturing industries to join materials to hard substrates like steel and concrete …
7Colt Single Action Army — Revolver Second Generation Colt Single Action Army Type Revolver Place of origin …
8Nellis Air Force Base — Part of Air Combat Command (ACC) Located near: Las Vegas, Nevada …
9Holmen naval base — Holmen is a part of central Copenhagen on a row of islands between Zealand and the northern tip of Amager. A former naval base, it is under development into the city s major cultural centre and has institutions such as the State Drama School, the …
10Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… …
