Integrated Data Analysis (IDCA) Program - PETN Class 4 Standard

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1305881· OSTI ID:1305881

Sandstrom, Mary M. ^[1]; Brown, Geoffrey W. ^[1]; Preston, Daniel N. ^[1]; Pollard, Colin J. ^[1]; Warner, Kirstin F. ^[2]; Sorensen, Daniel N. ^[2]; Remmers, Daniel L. ^[2]; Shelley, Timothy J. ^[3]; Reyes, Jose A. ^[4]; Phillips, Jason J. ^[5]; Hsu, Peter C. ^[6]; Reynolds, John G. ^[6]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States). Indian Head Division
3. Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
4. Applied Research Associates, Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
5. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
6. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) program is conducting a proficiency study for Small- Scale Safety and Thermal (SSST) testing of homemade explosives (HMEs). Described here are the results for impact, friction, electrostatic discharge, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis of PETN Class 4. The PETN was found to have: 1) an impact sensitivity (DH₅₀) range of 6 to 12 cm, 2) a BAM friction sensitivity (F₅₀) range 7 to 11 kg, TIL (0/10) of 3.7 to 7.2 kg, 3) a ABL friction sensitivity threshold of 5 or less psig at 8 fps, 4) an ABL ESD sensitivity threshold of 0.031 to 0.326 j/g, and 5) a thermal sensitivity of an endothermic feature with T_min = ~ 141 °C, and a exothermic feature with a T_max = ~205°C.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Contributing Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States); Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States); Applied Research Associates, Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396; AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1305881
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-568299
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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