Test of Explosive Compounds

Abstract

This report contains a summary of compounds submitted to Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey by Arthur D. Little, Inc. for heat of combustion determination. When sufficient sample was available, stability and sensitivity tests were also made. Except for two compounds, namely Medina (methylene dinitramine) and bis(2,2,2-trinitroethyl)urea, all those tested whose performance was outstanding were unsatisfactory for use as military high explosives because of poor thermal stability, extreme sensitivity, or both.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA526427

Entities

People

  • Arthur D. Little
  • K. G. Ottoson
  • S. Helf

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Combustion
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Fulminates
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • High Explosives
  • Lead Azides
  • Materials
  • New Jersey
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Sensitivity
  • Standards
  • Thermal Stability

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