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SINTOX

A lead-free, heavy-metal-free primer formulation developed by DAG (Deutsche Ammunitions- und Geschossfabrik) and Geco in Germany in the 1990s-2000s, replacing lead styphnate with diazol-based initiating compounds and antimony sulphide with zinc peroxide or titanium fuel. Became the template for non-toxic ammunition primers worldwide.

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Lead styphnateASTM E1588-20Automated SEM-EDSBerdan primerBoxer primerCharacteristic GSR particle (ASTM E1588-20)DDNP (diazodinitrophenol)Diazol / SINOXIDEDouble-base powderENFSI EWG-GSR Best Practice ManualICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry)KED (Kinetic Energy Discrimination)

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