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Pyrotechnic Bendable Linear Shaped Charge

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Pyroalliance offers a wide range of RDX/copper BLSC tailored to the Space market.

Those REACH compliant cords are used to cut off all types of materials: metallic (steel, slight alloy,
titanium, etc.) as well as laminates of glass, carbon or Kevlar. In particular, they deliver very precise
and very fast cuts in severe environmental conditions.

These BLSCs, combined with other Pyroalliance’s products, are part of Separation or Flight
Termination pyro-chains.

More generally, Pyroalliance delivers complete pyrotechnic chains adapted to its customers’ needs.
They are designed and manufactured under Pyroalliance design authority.

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BLSC at a glance

Pyroalliance’s BLSC equip Ariane 6 ©ArianeGroup

Benefits of pyrotechnics

  • Tight geometric tolerance
  • Light weight
  • REACH-compliant (sustainable materials)
  • X-ray inspection ability
  • Bending radius down to 5 times its section
  • Cost efficient

 

Space applications

  • Inter-stage separation
  • Booster sinking
  • Tank passivation
  • Flight Termination

 

Please scroll down to discover more specifications on BLSC :
Key figures, product operation mode video, the complete product sheet to download.

Key figures of pyrotechnic performance

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OUR RANGE OF PERFORMANCE
ESTIMATED CUTTING PERFORMANCES: Up to 22 mm in steel and 35 mm in carbon composite
MAIN DIMENSIONS: 6 to 28 mm Width
0.6m to 2m Length
DETONATING VELOCITY: > 7700 m/s
LINEAR CHARGE (RDX): 25-380g/m (depending on cord type)
OPERATING TEMPERATURE: Down to -80°C
Up to + 100°C

Bendable Linear Shaped Charge product sheet

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