Achieving Balanced Energetics through Cocrystallization
Abstract
Achieving energetic materials with a balanced ratio of oxidant to fuel is a challenge that has been difficult to meet through molecular synthesis. The alternative approach, composite formulation, fails to achieve intimate association of the components to the detriment of performance. Herein, the energetic oxidizer ammonium dinitramide (ADN) is combined with fuel‐rich pyrazine‐1,4‐dioxide via cocrystallization. The result is a material with a balanced oxidant/fuel ratio in which the components maintain intimate association. The material exhibits desirable physical and energetic properties which are much improved over ADN and comparable to contemporary energetics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 16, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1002/ange.201908709
Entities
People
- Adam J. Matzger
- Michael K Bellas
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Michigan