Development of Inert Simulants for Castable Plastic Bonded Explosives

Abstract

The report describes the development and evaluation of inert simulants for two new castable explosives developed, namely, PBXW-106 and PBXN- 103. The simulants closely duplicated the loaded density, processability, machinability, ultimate tensile strength and cured hardness of each explosive. Each simulant has a binder system consisting of an oil extended, hydroxyl- terminated polybutadiene resin that reacts with toluene diisocyanate to form a solid polyurethane polymer. Using the basic solids-loaded polymer system selected for the work it is possible to formulate a simulant with a density that would closely match the density of most explosives of military interest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 18, 1971
Accession Number
AD0890849

Entities

People

  • Wayne L. Elban

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Hardness
  • Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Polymers
  • Resins
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Viscosity

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.