Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program - RDX Standard Data Set 2

Technical Report · Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1305884· OSTI ID:1305884

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]; Phillips, Jason J. ^[3]; Shelley, Timothy J. ^[4]; Reyes, Jose A. ^[5]; Hsu, Peter C. ^[5]; Reynolds, John G. ^[5]

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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. Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall Air Force Base, FL (United States)
4. Applied Research Associates, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL (United States)
5. 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 differential scanning calorimetry analysis of the RDX Type II Class 5 standard, from testing the second time in the Proficiency Test. This RDX testing (Set 2) compared to the first (Set 1) was found to have about the same impact sensitivity, have more BAM friction sensitivity, less ABL friction sensitivity, similar ESD sensitivity, and same DSC sensitivity.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security
• Contributing Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States). Indian Head Division; Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall Air Force Base, FL (United States); Applied Research Associates, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396; AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1305884
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-619637
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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