U.S. (ARRADCOM) Test Results for NATO Round-Robin Test on High Explosives

Abstract

As part of the NATO Round-Robin Test program using explosives from one source, the US (ARRADCOM) performed a series of tests on five BICT-furnished explosives. The explosives tested were PETN, RDX, HMX, tetryl and TNT. A series of impact tests were conducted utilizing the 50% Bruceton, the Picatinny Arsenal 10% point and the full run-down test methods. Additional tests, including melting point, chemical analysis, vacuum stability test, explosion temperature, DTA/TGA, DSC, IR, NMR and particle size distribution, were conducted. For impact sensitivity and thermal sensitivity, relative rankings for the explosives were determined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA100752

Entities

People

  • L. Avrami
  • M. S. Kirshenbaum

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Analysis
  • Decomposition
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Fluids
  • High Explosives
  • Impact Tests
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Materials
  • Melting
  • Melting Point
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Particle Size
  • Resonance
  • Spectra
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Regression Analysis.