Crystallization and Characterization of RDX, HMX, and CL-20
A selection of the results obtained on the crystallization of the energetic materials RDX, HMX, and CL-20 is briefly reported.
Furthermore, the shock sensitivity of these explosives, when incorporated in a so-called plastic bonded explosive (PBX), is discussed in more detail.
One of the most important results is a direct correlation between the mean density of the energetic material and the shock sensitivity of the PBX containing this explosive. This implies that, similar to many other solid materials, the ability to control the product quality is also one of the major key factors playing a role during the crystallization of these energetic materials.
The crystallization of energetic materials in general involves standard techniques such as cooling, evaporative,or drowning-out crystallization.
The energetic materials are generally characterized with regard to density, shape, mean size, purity, thermal and hazard properties, etc.
In this paper, a selection of these results are also reported.
This Paper includes information under following headings:
- Introduction
- Crystallization
- Characterization
- Product Quality
- Shock Sensitivity
- Conclusions
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