Characterization of energetic materials at temperatures approaching cookoff

Technical Report · Fri Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/548624· OSTI ID:548624

Renlund, A M; Miller, J C; Trott, W M; Erickson, K L; Hobbs, M L

The authors conducted experiments that monitored the response of heated, confined energetic materials in both fixed-volume and fixed-load configurations. They studied a variety of HMX-based materials, looking at the effects of particle size and binders. The {beta}-{delta} phase transition near 170 C led to a more reactive state. Materials that underwent complete transition in the fixed-load experiments (allowed to expand fully to accommodate the 5% volume increase) cooked off faster than those in the fixed-volume configuration.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 548624
• Report Number(s): SAND--97-2663C; CONF-9710108--; ON: DE98001178; BR: 4050GB010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
BINDERS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
DETONATION LIMITS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEATING
PARTICLE SIZE
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
THERMAL DEGRADATION