HIGH ENERGY REDUCED SENSITIVITY TACTICAL EXPLOSIVES

    公开(公告)号:US20200062671A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16107378

    申请日:2018-08-21

    IPC分类号: C06B25/34 C06B45/22 C06B21/00

    摘要: A high energy explosive having reduced shock sensitivity for tactical weapon platforms to increase the safety margins to the warfighter if the weapon became involved in an unplanned event on the battlefield. The high energy explosive having a reduced crystalline particle size below about 30 microns, preferably 10 microns, and coated with a thermoplastic elastomer, which is capable of being compressed into a warhead configuration and attached to a weapon. The high energy explosive having a greater than 25% reduction in shock sensitivity compared to the same crystalline energetic material without undergoing size reduction prior to being coated.

    Process for making a powdered amorphous explosive

    公开(公告)号:US10358392B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US15731875

    申请日:2017-08-18

    摘要: A process for converting a crystalline energetic material to an amorphous energetic material that is less susceptible to accidental detonation initiation by mechanical insults. The process includes forming the amorphous energetic material as a deposition of a vapor of the crystalline energetic material sublimed from a hot surface in a vacuum. The deposition is onto a cryogenically cold surface of a dry ice layer. The deposition solidifies as a layer of amorphous energetic material. Subliming the dry ice layer therein breaking the layer of amorphous energetic material into a powder of the amorphous energetic material; and collecting the powder.