Explosive double salts and preparation
Abstract
Applicants have discovered a new composition of matter which is an explosive addition compound of ammonium nitrate (AN) and diethylenetriamine trinitrate (DETN) in a 50:50 molar ratio. The compound is stable over extended periods of time only at temperatures higher than 46.degree. C., decomposing to a fine-grained eutectic mixture (which is also believed to be new) of AN and DETN at temperatures lower than 46.degree. C. The compound of the invention has an x-ray density of 1.61 g/cm.sup.3, explodes to form essentially only gaseous products, has higher detonation properties (i.e., detonation velocity and pressure) than those of any mechanical mixture having the same density and composition as the compound of the invention, is a quite insensitive explosive material, can be cast at temperatures attainable by high pressure steam, and is prepared from inexpensive ingredients. Methods of preparing the compound of the invention and the fine-grained eutectic composition of the invention are given.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865234
- Patent Number(s):
- 4481048
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- explosive; double; salts; preparation; applicants; discovered; composition; matter; addition; compound; ammonium; nitrate; diethylenetriamine; trinitrate; detn; 50; molar; ratio; stable; extended; periods; time; temperatures; 46; degree; decomposing; fine-grained; eutectic; mixture; believed; x-ray; density; 61; cm; explodes; form; essentially; gaseous; products; detonation; properties; velocity; pressure; mechanical; insensitive; material; cast; attainable; steam; prepared; inexpensive; ingredients; methods; preparing; detonation velocity; pressure steam; eutectic composition; explosive material; molar ratio; ammonium nitrate; gaseous product; gaseous products; extended period; insensitive explosive; sensitive explosive; mechanical mixture; form essentially; eutectic mixture; /149/999/
Citation Formats
Cady, Howard H, and Lee, Kien-yin. Explosive double salts and preparation. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_865234,
title = {Explosive double salts and preparation},
author = {Cady, Howard H and Lee, Kien-yin},
abstractNote = {Applicants have discovered a new composition of matter which is an explosive addition compound of ammonium nitrate (AN) and diethylenetriamine trinitrate (DETN) in a 50:50 molar ratio. The compound is stable over extended periods of time only at temperatures higher than 46.degree. C., decomposing to a fine-grained eutectic mixture (which is also believed to be new) of AN and DETN at temperatures lower than 46.degree. C. The compound of the invention has an x-ray density of 1.61 g/cm.sup.3, explodes to form essentially only gaseous products, has higher detonation properties (i.e., detonation velocity and pressure) than those of any mechanical mixture having the same density and composition as the compound of the invention, is a quite insensitive explosive material, can be cast at temperatures attainable by high pressure steam, and is prepared from inexpensive ingredients. Methods of preparing the compound of the invention and the fine-grained eutectic composition of the invention are given.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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