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Title: Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Pressed PETN Pellets

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1172824· OSTI ID:1172824
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The PETN single crystal coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) values were measured and reported by Cady in 1972 [1] over the temperature range of -160 to 100°C. Measurements were made in the (001) and (100) crystallographic directions, see Figure 1 (a replicate of Figure 1 from the Cady paper). Cady used his single-crystal data to calculate the linear CTE for a randomly-oriented multi-crystal pressing of PETN, and his values ranged from 76.5 με/°C (at 20°C) to 89.9 5 με/°C (at 90°C).

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1172824
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-21768
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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