TY - GEN
T1 - A study of the shock sensitivity of PBX 9501 damaged by compressive loading
AU - Thompson, Darla Graff
AU - Gustavsen, Richard L
AU - Hooks, Daniel Edwin
AU - Peterson, Paul David
AU - DeLuca, Racci
AU - Stahl, D. B.
AU - Hagelberg, S. I.
AU - Alcon, R. R.
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - We have studied the effects of damage caused by compressive loading on the shock sensitivity of the plastic bonded explosive PBX 9501. PBX 9501 consists of 95 wt. % HMX and 5 wt. % nitroplasticized Estane binder. The binder is a mixture of 49 wt. % Estane®5703 (BF Goodrich), 49 wt. % Nitroplasticizer (a eutectic mixture of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal and bis(2,2 dinitropropyl)acetal), and 2 wt. % Irganox® 1010 stabilizer. PBX 9501 cubes, 25.4 mm on a side, were compressed to various uniaxial loads in an Instron machine. After loading, 10×10 mm cross-sections, 3.5 mm thick, were taken from the center of each cube. These slices were then subjected to nearly identical 35 kbar shocks. Transmitted shock wave profiles were measured using interface velocimetry (VISAR). Comparison of shock wave growth is a measure of shock sensitivity. Results on four samples indicate little change in sensitivity caused by compressive loading.
AB - We have studied the effects of damage caused by compressive loading on the shock sensitivity of the plastic bonded explosive PBX 9501. PBX 9501 consists of 95 wt. % HMX and 5 wt. % nitroplasticized Estane binder. The binder is a mixture of 49 wt. % Estane®5703 (BF Goodrich), 49 wt. % Nitroplasticizer (a eutectic mixture of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal and bis(2,2 dinitropropyl)acetal), and 2 wt. % Irganox® 1010 stabilizer. PBX 9501 cubes, 25.4 mm on a side, were compressed to various uniaxial loads in an Instron machine. After loading, 10×10 mm cross-sections, 3.5 mm thick, were taken from the center of each cube. These slices were then subjected to nearly identical 35 kbar shocks. Transmitted shock wave profiles were measured using interface velocimetry (VISAR). Comparison of shock wave growth is a measure of shock sensitivity. Results on four samples indicate little change in sensitivity caused by compressive loading.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/71849119661
U2 - 10.1063/1.2832884
DO - 10.1063/1.2832884
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9780735404694
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 1003
EP - 1005
BT - Shock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2007
T2 - 15th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2007
Y2 - 1 December 2007
ER -