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Title: Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — Ammonium Nitrate

Abstract

The Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) program is conducting a proficiency study for Small- Scale Safety and Thermal (SSST) testing of homemade explosives (HMEs). Described here are the results for impact, friction, electrostatic discharge, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis of ammonium nitrate (AN). AN was tested, in most cases, as both received from manufacturer and dried/sieved. The participants found the AN to be: 1) insensitive in Type 12A impact testing (although with a wide range of values), 2) completely insensitive in BAM friction testing, 3) less sensitive than the RDX standard in ABL friction testing, 4) less sensitive than RDX in ABL ESD testing, and 5) less sensitive than RDX and PETN in DSC thermal analyses.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [6]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States). Indian Head Division
  3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  4. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Redstone Arsenal, AL (United States)
  5. Applied Research Associates, Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
  6. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)
Contributing Org.:
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States); Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Redstone Arsenal, AL (United States); Applied Research Associates, Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
1305828
Report Number(s):
LLNL-TR-636915
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396; AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; small-scale safety testing; proficiency test; impact-; friction-; spark discharge-; thermal testing; round-robin test; safety testing protocols; HME; RDX; potassium perchlorate; potassium chlorate; sodium chlorate; sugar; dodecane; PETN; carbon; ammonium nitrate

Citation Formats

Sandstrom, Mary M., Brown, Geoffrey W., Preston, Daniel N., Pollard, Colin J., Warner, Kirstin F., Sorensen, Daniel N., Remmers, Daniel L., Phillips, Jason J., Shelley, Timothy J., Reyes, Jose A., Hsu, Peter C., and Reynolds, John G. Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — Ammonium Nitrate. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1305828.
Sandstrom, Mary M., Brown, Geoffrey W., Preston, Daniel N., Pollard, Colin J., Warner, Kirstin F., Sorensen, Daniel N., Remmers, Daniel L., Phillips, Jason J., Shelley, Timothy J., Reyes, Jose A., Hsu, Peter C., & Reynolds, John G. Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — Ammonium Nitrate. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1305828
Sandstrom, Mary M., Brown, Geoffrey W., Preston, Daniel N., Pollard, Colin J., Warner, Kirstin F., Sorensen, Daniel N., Remmers, Daniel L., Phillips, Jason J., Shelley, Timothy J., Reyes, Jose A., Hsu, Peter C., and Reynolds, John G. 2013. "Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — Ammonium Nitrate". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1305828. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1305828.
@article{osti_1305828,
title = {Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — Ammonium Nitrate},
author = {Sandstrom, Mary M. and Brown, Geoffrey W. and Preston, Daniel N. and Pollard, Colin J. and Warner, Kirstin F. and Sorensen, Daniel N. and Remmers, Daniel L. and Phillips, Jason J. and Shelley, Timothy J. and Reyes, Jose A. and Hsu, Peter C. and Reynolds, John G.},
abstractNote = {The Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) program is conducting a proficiency study for Small- Scale Safety and Thermal (SSST) testing of homemade explosives (HMEs). Described here are the results for impact, friction, electrostatic discharge, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis of ammonium nitrate (AN). AN was tested, in most cases, as both received from manufacturer and dried/sieved. The participants found the AN to be: 1) insensitive in Type 12A impact testing (although with a wide range of values), 2) completely insensitive in BAM friction testing, 3) less sensitive than the RDX standard in ABL friction testing, 4) less sensitive than RDX in ABL ESD testing, and 5) less sensitive than RDX and PETN in DSC thermal analyses.},
doi = {10.2172/1305828},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1305828}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Fri May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}