Barium Chromate - Uses

Uses

There are a few uses of barium chromate:

• As an oxidizer and/or burn rate modifier in some pyrotechnic compositions, especially delay compositions.
• As a pigment in paints, ceramics, coloring glasses, fuses, and porcelains.
• As a corrosion inhibitor to prevent electrochemical corrosion at the joints of dissimilar metals.
• In safety matches.
• In metal primers.
• In ignition control devices.
• As an initiator for explosives.