High-Strain Rate Mechanical Response of Green Insensitive Munitions Gun Propellants

Abstract

Four lots of green insensitive munitions gun propellants were tested in uniaxial compression. A production lot of M14 that is currently used in the M865 training round was also tested for comparison purposes. The materials were tested while conditioned at 21 deg, 63 deg, and -32 deg C. The materials were taken to 60% strain using a deformation rate of 1.3 m/s. 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
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA403570

Entities

People

  • Michael G. Leadore

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Composite Materials
  • Compression
  • Energetic Materials
  • Gun Propellants
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Production
  • Propellants
  • Strain Rate
  • Warfare

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • ballistics.