Development of inert density mock materials for HMX

Yeager, John D.; Higginbotham Duque, Amanda L.; Shorty, Marvin; Bowden, Patrick R.; Stull, Jamie A.

doi:10.1080/07370652.2017.1375049

Title: Development of inert density mock materials for HMX

Journal Article · Fri Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Energetic Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07370652.2017.1375049 · OSTI ID:1396130

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). High Explosives Science and Technology

Inert surrogates or mocks for high explosives are commonly used in place of the real material for complex experiments or in situations where safety is a concern. We tested several materials as potential mocks for HMX in terms of density, thermal stability, and processability. Selection criteria were developed and a literature search was conducted primarily using the Cambridge Structural Database. Moreover, out of over 200 potentially acceptable materials, six were chosen for crystallization experiments and a suite of analytical characterization. Of these six, 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine, N,N'-bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl)oxamide, and 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzamide all were found to be thermally stable at 150°C, matched HMX density as a pressed pellet, and could be crystallized to appropriate particle sizes. These three materials are considered suitable inert density mocks for HMX and will be the subject of future testing.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1396130

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--17-24110

Journal Information:: Journal of Energetic Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Energetic Materials Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 36; ISSN 0737-0652

Publisher:: Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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Development of inert density mock materials for HMX [Supplemental Data] Yeager, John; Higginbotham Duque, Amanda; Shorty, Marvin https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.6654806.v1 The current record is a supplement to this dataset	dataset	June 2018
Development of inert density mock materials for HMX [Supplemental Data] Yeager, John; Higginbotham Duque, Amanda; Shorty, Marvin https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.6654806.v1 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	June 2018