Zirconium hydride containing explosive composition

Walker, Franklin E; Wasley, Richard J

Title: Zirconium hydride containing explosive composition

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An improved explosive composition is disclosed and comprises a major portion of an explosive having a detonation velocity between about 1500 and 10,000 meters per second and a minor amount of a donor additive comprising a non-explosive compound or mixture of non-explosive compounds which when subjected to an energy fluence of 1000 calories/cm.sup.2 or less is capable of releasing free radicals each having a molecular weight between 1 and 120. Exemplary donor additives are dibasic acids, polyamines and metal hydrides.

Inventors:

Walker, Franklin E ^[1]; Wasley, Richard J ^[2]

18 Shadow Oak Rd., Danville, CA 94526
4290 Colgate Way, Livermore, CA 94550

Issue Date:: 1981-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864064

Patent Number(s):: 4304614

Assignee:: Walker, Franklin E. (18 Shadow Oak Rd., Danville, CA 94526);Wasley, Richard J. (4290 Colgate Way, Livermore, CA 94550)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

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C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
C06B43/00 - Compositions characterised by explosive or thermic constituents not provided for in groups C06B25/00 - C06B41/00
C06B23/009 - {Wetting agents, hydrophobing agents, dehydrating agents, antistatic additives, viscosity improvers, antiagglomerating agents, grinding agents and other additives for working up}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S149/12 - High energy fuel compounds

C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
C06B23/005 - {Desensitisers, phlegmatisers

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: zirconium; hydride; containing; explosive; composition; improved; disclosed; comprises; major; portion; detonation; velocity; 1500; 10; 000; meters; minor; amount; donor; additive; comprising; non-explosive; compound; mixture; compounds; subjected; energy; fluence; 1000; calories; cm; capable; releasing; free; radicals; molecular; weight; 120; exemplary; additives; dibasic; acids; polyamines; metal; hydrides; metal hydrides; free radical; detonation velocity; explosive composition; molecular weight; metal hydride; major portion; minor amount; free radicals; improved explosive; additive comprising; zirconium hydride; hydride containing; explosive compound; explosive compounds; energy fluence; donor additive; /149/

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  abstractNote = {An improved explosive composition is disclosed and comprises a major portion of an explosive having a detonation velocity between about 1500 and 10,000 meters per second and a minor amount of a donor additive comprising a non-explosive compound or mixture of non-explosive compounds which when subjected to an energy fluence of 1000 calories/cm.sup.2 or less is capable of releasing free radicals each having a molecular weight between 1 and 120. Exemplary donor additives are dibasic acids, polyamines and metal hydrides.},

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