High-Rate Mechanical Response of BAMO/GAP/RDX High-Energy Gun Propellant

Abstract

One lot of BAMO/GAP/RDX (3,3-bisAZIDOMETHYL oxetane/glycidyl azide polymer/cyclotrimethylenetrinatramine) next-generation gun propellant was tested in uniaxial compression at strain rates of 100(exp s-1) The material was conditioned at temperatures of 21 deg, 50 deg, and -20 deg C. End strain of the tested material was ^60%. The stress at failure, strain at failure, compressive modulus, failure modulus, incremental energy density, and the fracture assessment values were recorded for each test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396814

Entities

People

  • Michael G. Leadore

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Composite Materials
  • Compression
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Gun Propellants
  • High Energy
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • Propellants
  • Strain Rate
  • Surface Warfare
  • Warfare

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.