Increased shock sensitivity of the insensitive explosive LX-17 at high temperatures

Conference · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10156226

Lee, R S; Chau, H H

Explosive formulations based on TATB (1.3.5-trichloro-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) have proven to be remarkably insensitive to shock and thermal stimuli. However, hazards to an insensitive high explosive (IHE) charge do not always confine themselves to a single stimulus. In the study reported here, we have investigated the response of the LLNL explosive LX-17 (92.5%/7.5% TATB/Kel-F 800) to shock when the explosive is at an elevated temperature. The motivation for the work was to learn the extent to which the shock initiation threshold and critical initiation area of LX-17 are lowered by exposure to elevated temperature.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 10156226
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-116291; CONF-9406106-2; ON: DE94012674
• Resource Relation: Conference: Insensitive munitions technology symposium,Williamsburg, VA (United States),6-9 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: May 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
IGNITION
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
IMPACT SHOCK
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ACCIDENTS
DETONATIONS
SENSITIVITY
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CHEMICAL EXPLOSIONS AND EXPLOSIVES