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Mechanical Behavior Of Energetic Materials During High Acceleration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Y. Lanzerotti  and
J. Sharma
Y. Lanzerotti
Affiliation:
U. S. Army TACOM ARDEC Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806 5000
J. Sharma
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Silver Spring, MD 20903
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Abstract

The mechanical behavior of explosives subjected to high acceleration has been studied in an ultracentrifuge at –10°C and 25°C. Melt-cast TNAZ and pressed TNAZ, LX-14, Composition A3 Type II, PAX-2A, and PAX-3 have been studied. Failure occurs when the shear or tensile strength of the explosive is exceeded. The fracture acceleration of melt-cast TNAZ is greater than that of pressed TNAZ at –10°C and 25°C. The fracture acceleration of PAX-3 is greater than that of Composition A3 Type II at –10°C and 25°C. The fracture acceleration of melt-cast TNAZ and pressed TNAZ at –10°C is about 10% less than at 25°C. The fracture acceleration of PAX-3 at –10°C is about 2.6 times that at 25°C. The fracture acceleration of Composition A3 Type II at –10°C is about 1.7 times that at 25°C.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 759: Symposium MM – Granular Material-Based Technologies , 2002 , MM4.6
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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