Binders for Melt Castable Plastic Bonded Explosives

Abstract

The present invention relates in general to binders for melt castable plastic bonded explosives, and more particularly, to a binder system which desensitizes the explosive fill and which can be used in filling ordnance without the need for a baking step at elevated temperatures. In conventional melt castable explosives, a mixture containing an explosive such as trinitrotoluene (TNT), a fuel filler of aluminum powder, and optionally cyclotrimethylene trinitromine (RDX) is poured into the casing of the ordnance such as a bomb casing. This explosive charge solidifies and becomes very hard. This type of explosive fill is relatively sensitive to shock and does not pass insensitive munitions requirements such as resistance to thermal cook-off and sympathetic detonation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 1991
Accession Number
ADD015032

Entities

People

  • Carl Gotzmer
  • Edward E. Baroody
  • Harold Argentar
  • Joan S. Ross

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Aluminum
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Elastomers
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Fillers
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Plasticizers
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Thermoplastic Resins
  • Tnt

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.