Spectroscopic studies of the 110 degree C thermal aging of PETN

Technical Report ·

OSTI ID:7292481

Dosser, L R ^[1]; Seliskar, C J ^[2]

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1. Mound, Miamisburg, OH (United States)
2. Cincinnati Univ., OH (United States)

The 110{degrees}C thermal aging parameters, including initial rates of decomposition, of four types of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) over a period of ten months are presented. Both decomposition products nitric oxide, NO, and nitrogen dioxide, N0{sub 2} were monitored from multiple, hermetically-sealed, in vacuo samples. Nitric oxide appears to be the first nitrogen oxide product evolved. Nitrogen dioxide produced by abrupt thermal aging is more slowly converted to nitric oxide by a 1:1 process. The behavior of samples of RR5K PETN was significantly different from that of other powders studied. Further work is in progress to better define the thermal aging of RR5K PETN.

• Research Organization: Mound, Miamisburg, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-88DP43495
• OSTI ID: 7292481
• Report Number(s): MLM-3751; ON: DE92040816
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360604* -- Materials-- Corrosion
Erosion
& Degradation
AGING
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ESTERS
EXPLOSIVES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETN
SAMPLE PREPARATION