Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program - KClO₄/Aluminum Mixture

Technical Report · Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1305870· OSTI ID:1305870

Sandstrom, Mary M. ^[1]; Brown, Geoffrey W. ^[1]; Preston, Daniel N. ^[1]; Pollard, Colin J. ^[1]; Warner, Kirstin F. ^[2]; Sorensen, Daniel N. ^[2]; Remmers, Daniel L. ^[2]; Whinnery, LeRoy L. ^[3]; Shelley, Timothy J. ^[4]; Reyes, Jose A. ^[5]; Hsu, Peter C. ^[6]; Reynolds, John G. ^[6]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC IHD), Indian Head, MD (United States). Indian Head Division
3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
4. Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
5. Applied Research Associates (ARA), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
6. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) program is conducting a Proficiency Test 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 a mixture of KClO₄ and aluminum—KClO₄/Al mixture. This material was selected because of the challenge of performing SSST testing of a mixture of two solids. The mixture was found to be: 1) much less sensitive to impact than RDX, (LLNL being the exception) and PETN, 2) more sensitive to friction than RDX and PETN, and 3) extremely sensitive to spark. The thermal analysis showed little or no exothermic character. One prominent endothermic feature was observed in the temperature range studied and identified as a phase transition of KClO₄.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Contributing Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC IHD), Indian Head, MD (United States); Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States); Applied Research Associates (ARA), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396; AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1305870
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-523203
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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