An Australian Insensitive Booster Composition

Abstract

The development of a new pressed booster composition designed for use in Australian ordnance that will meet Insensitive Munition (IM) criteria is described. The impact sensitiveness, shock sensitivity and cookoff response of a wide range of PBX compositions containing blends of nitramines (RDX or HMX) with other explosives (PETN, TATB) and a range of binders have been assessed. Cookoff response can be moderated using high levels of the insensitive explosive, TATB, in combination with certain polymeric binders. The most suitable insensitive booster composition identified in this study can be produced in existing Australian defence production plant without the use of flammable and/or toxic organic solvents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA498822

Entities

People

  • I. J. Dagley
  • L. Montelli
  • R. P. Parker

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Detonations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Trains
  • Explosives
  • Fluoropolymers
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Plasticizers
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Slurry Coating
  • Surface Temperature
  • Sympathetic Detonations

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