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Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy measurement of the elastic constants of cyclotrimethylene trinitramine

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Abstract

We used a resonant ultrasound spectroscopy technique to measure the nine independent elastic constants of cyclotrimethylene trinitramine C3 H6 N6 O6 also known by its code designation RDX. The measurements were made on a single crystal grown from acetone containing RDX in solution. The elastic constants in gigapascal units are C11 =25.6, C22 =21.3, C33 =19.0, C23 =6.4, C31 =5.72, C12 =8.67, C44 =5.38, C55 =4.27, and C66 =7.27.

Original languageEnglish
Article number056106
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume98
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2005

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