The Sensitivity, Performance, and Material Properties of Some High Explosive Formulations

Abstract

The work reported represents part of a continuing effort to determine the important characteristics of some explosives as they pertain to performance in ammunition. Tests were conducted to determine the fragment velocity, blast pressure, detonation velocity, sensitivity to impact and friction, thermal stability, mechanical strength, and thermal expansion of each explosive. Tests were applied to TNT and TNT-based compositions including Composition B, Composition B-3, 75/25 Cyclotol, 70/30 Octol, 75/25 Octol, 80/20 Tritonal, H-6 HBX-3, and HTA-4; and plastic- or wax-bonded compositions including LX-04-1, PBX 9010, PBX Types A and B, PBX 9404, Comp A-3, PBXN-1, PBXN-3, 95/5 HMX/Kel F- 800, Composition C-4, and 86/14 RDX/Wax.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0915795

Entities

People

  • Rocco V. Motto
  • Thomas S. Costain

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cyclotol
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Fuzes (Ordnance)
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Expansion

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.