Structure and Properties of Energetic Materials

Abstract

This was the first Symposium on Energetic Materials held at a Materials Research Society Meeting. Energetic materials are substances that undergo exothermic chemical reaction in response to some stimulus and react in time scales leading to combustion, explosion, and/or detonation (millisec to femtosec). Energetic materials represent a multibillion dollar industry for both commercial and military uses. These are among the earliest of man-made classes of materials. Their historical role in the development of nations has been enormous. Land clearing, railroad and highway construction, and mining continue as important though not exclusive uses. The space program is enabled by energetic materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 02, 1992
Accession Number
ADA265775

Entities

People

  • Donald H. Liebenberg
  • John J. Gilman
  • Ronald W. Armstrong

Organizations

  • Materials Research Society

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Products
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Structure
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Optics
  • Organic Chemistry

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space