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Title: High‐Pressure Characterization of High‐Performance Insensitive Energetic Materials: Dihydroxylammonium 5,5’‐Bis(3‐Nitro‐1,2,4‐Triazolate‐1 N ‐Oxide) (MAD‐X1)

Abstract

Abstract The high‐pressure behavior of dihydroxylammonium 5,5’‐bis(3‐nitro‐1,2,4‐triazolate‐ 1 N ‐oxide) (MAD‐X1) was studied at room temperature to 25 GPa by Raman spectroscopy and powder X‐ray diffraction. No evidence of polymorphism was observed over this pressure range, indicating that the ambient structure of MAD‐X1 remains stable up to conditions similar to the detonation pressure of the material. Additionally, such findings suggest that this high performance material can serve as an insensitive RDX replacement in energetic formulations without the concern of uncontrolled polymorphism that might otherwise affect the performance and safety of the munition.

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ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. U.S. Army Research Laboratory FCDD-RLW-LB, Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland 21005 United States
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1525908
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics Journal Volume: 44 Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0721-3115
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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Bennion, Jonathan C., Ciezak‐Jenkins, Jennifer A., and Jenkins, Timothy A. High‐Pressure Characterization of High‐Performance Insensitive Energetic Materials: Dihydroxylammonium 5,5’‐Bis(3‐Nitro‐1,2,4‐Triazolate‐1 N ‐Oxide) (MAD‐X1). Germany: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/prep.201900097.
Bennion, Jonathan C., Ciezak‐Jenkins, Jennifer A., & Jenkins, Timothy A. High‐Pressure Characterization of High‐Performance Insensitive Energetic Materials: Dihydroxylammonium 5,5’‐Bis(3‐Nitro‐1,2,4‐Triazolate‐1 N ‐Oxide) (MAD‐X1). Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.201900097
Bennion, Jonathan C., Ciezak‐Jenkins, Jennifer A., and Jenkins, Timothy A. Wed . "High‐Pressure Characterization of High‐Performance Insensitive Energetic Materials: Dihydroxylammonium 5,5’‐Bis(3‐Nitro‐1,2,4‐Triazolate‐1 N ‐Oxide) (MAD‐X1)". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.201900097.
@article{osti_1525908,
title = {High‐Pressure Characterization of High‐Performance Insensitive Energetic Materials: Dihydroxylammonium 5,5’‐Bis(3‐Nitro‐1,2,4‐Triazolate‐1 N ‐Oxide) (MAD‐X1)},
author = {Bennion, Jonathan C. and Ciezak‐Jenkins, Jennifer A. and Jenkins, Timothy A.},
abstractNote = {Abstract The high‐pressure behavior of dihydroxylammonium 5,5’‐bis(3‐nitro‐1,2,4‐triazolate‐ 1 N ‐oxide) (MAD‐X1) was studied at room temperature to 25 GPa by Raman spectroscopy and powder X‐ray diffraction. No evidence of polymorphism was observed over this pressure range, indicating that the ambient structure of MAD‐X1 remains stable up to conditions similar to the detonation pressure of the material. Additionally, such findings suggest that this high performance material can serve as an insensitive RDX replacement in energetic formulations without the concern of uncontrolled polymorphism that might otherwise affect the performance and safety of the munition.},
doi = {10.1002/prep.201900097},
journal = {Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics},
number = 10,
volume = 44,
place = {Germany},
year = {Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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