Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — KClO₃/Icing Sugar (-100 mesh) Mixture

Technical Report · Mon May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1305846· OSTI ID:1305846

Sandstrom, Mary M. ^[1]; Brown, Geoffrey W. ^[1]; Preston, Daniel N. ^[1]; Pollard, Colin J. ^[1]; Warner, Kirstin F. ^[2]; Sorenson, Daniel N. ^[2]; Remmers, Daniel L. ^[2]; Moran, Jesse S. ^[2]; Shelley, Timothy J. ^[3]; Hsu, Peter C. ^[4]; Whipple, Richard E. ^[4]; Reynolds, John G. ^[4]

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

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 scanning calorimetry analysis of a mixture of KClO₃ sized through a 100-mesh sieve mixed with icing sugar, also sized through a 100-mesh sieve—KClO₃/icing sugar (-100) mixture. This material was selected because of the challenge of performing SSST testing of a mixture of two solid materials. The mixture was found to be: 1) more sensitive to impact than RDX, with sensitivity similar to PETN, 2) the same or more sensitive to friction than PETN, and 3) less sensitive to spark than RDX. The analysis showed that the mixture has thermally stability similar to RDX and is perhaps more energetic upon decomposition but variable results indicate sampling issues.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Contributing Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center (IHD-NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States); Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL/RXQF), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1305846
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-482149
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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small-scale safety testing
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sugar