SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON PLASTIC MATERIALS FOR USE AS SAFETY CONTAINERS

Abstract

Developmental studies were made with polyurethane containers. The effects of material properties, shape and size of both inner vials and containers, and the shock attenuation of the container material were investigated. Various materials were evaluated as possible candidates for fabricating the containers. Polyethylene containers, to safely hold comparatively large loads of explosive materials, were developed and investigated. A 10-cm-dia. container can easily withstand the explosion of 15 g of nitroglycerin, and a 32-cm-dia. container can withstand an explosion of 500 g of nitroglycerin. The smaller container weighs 0.775 kg and can easily be handled by one hand; the larger container weighs less than 22 kg and is easily made portable with carrying handles or by transporting in cart.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407452

Entities

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  • Leo K. Asaoka
  • Martin F. Zimmer

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Blast
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Electric Current
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Polymeric Films
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Resins
  • Shape
  • Strain Rate
  • Tensile Strength
  • Waves

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  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Materials Science